Legend has it that a long, long time ago, there were many fierce beasts, and they ran rampant and harmed people and animals, so people spontaneously organized to hunt them. It happened that there was a mythical bird that got lost in the world, and the hunter didn't know it, so he shot the mythical bird as a fierce beast. When the Emperor of Heaven found out, he was furious and ordered the Heavenly Soldiers to go to the world on the fifteenth day of the first month to set fire to the world, turning the world into a sea of fire. The daughter of the Emperor of Heaven was very kind, and after hearing the news, she couldn't bear to see the disaster befall the world, so she spread the news in private. In order to avoid the disaster, a wise man came up with an idea, that is, in the first three days of the 14th day of the first lunar month, every house should put up lanterns and set off firecrackers. When the Emperor saw it, he thought it was a raging fire. In this way, people avoided the disaster. In order to commemorate, from now on to the first lunar month, every 15th household will hang lanterns and set off fireworks.
Fireworks originated in China and can be traced back more than 2,000 years, and the earliest forms may have included burning bamboo to create popping sounds and smoke. The invention and development of pyrotechnics is closely related to the use of gunpowder technology, which evolved into firecrackers more than 1,300 years ago. Fireworks are said to have been invented by a Tang dynasty man named Tián, who mixed gunpowder with paper to create an item that could burn and make a sound. This was the beginning of fireworks. By the Song Dynasty, setting off fireworks had become a widespread entertainment. In addition to setting off firecrackers during the Spring Festival, people also set off firecrackers during major festivals and celebrations, such as the Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, weddings, and building houses. With the passage of time, people began to add different chemicals to firecrackers to make them produce colorful colors and effects when burning, which gradually developed into modern fireworks.