East Asian traditions

thumb|Chinese firecracker roll being set off thumb|Large flower cracker set off at night thumb|Firecrackers set off in Sibu, [[Pitaki, to celebrate Chinese New Year]] A firecracker (cracker, noise maker, banger) is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang, usually for celebration or entertainment; any visual effect is incidental to this goal. They have fuses, and are wrapped in a heavy paper casing to contain the explosive compound. Firecrackers, along with fireworks, originated in China.

cultural taboo against speaking or writing the given names of exalted persons in China and neighboring nations in the ancient Chinese cultural sphere

thumb|Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) and [[Shinzō Abe (then Prime Minister of Japan) sitting seiza-style during a tea ceremony]]

any name a person gives oneself, originated from the Six Dynasties period; common to artists, poets, but not exclusively in East Asia

East Asian use of printing images and impressions in lieu of signatures on documents

East Asian ceremonial sceptre

East Asian art motif of the pine, bamboo and plum

form of performing arts or gymnastics

Korean 60th (lunar) birthday celebration

thumb|upright=1.2|Temple gathering at the Chenghuangshen Temple of [[Guangzhou, Guangdong.]]

Confucian coming of age ceremony for men of 20-year of age

Chinese hair ornaments

thumb|Zhong Kui with the wufu as represented by five bats, in a late 19th or early 20th century xylograph