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Also known as cracker, noise maker, banger, fire cracker
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.
A firecracker is a small explosive device wrapped in heavy paper with a fuse, designed mainly to produce a loud bang for celebration or entertainment. They originated in China and are commonly used during festive occasions like Chinese New Year to create noise and excitement.
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- Has part
- fuse
- Image
- Firecracker String.jpg
- Has use
- New Year's Eve
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- Commons category
- Firecrackers
- Commons gallery
- Firecracker
- different from
- detonator
- Unicode character
- 🧨
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