"It was scary," "It was a loud firecracker that went off,and there was a fire in the plane."
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People can pick up free CDs of the recordings of firecracker sounds or download them from the government's website and play them during their family banquets, business openings or other celebrations.
To drive away evil spirits, 500, 000 rounds of eardrum-testing pyrotechnics will be set off at Sara Roosevelt Park in Chinatown at the New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival on 10 February, before lion and dragon dance troupes make the rounds to local businesses to ring in the Year of the Snake.