What's the meaning of setting off firecrackers? What does setting off firecrackers symbolize?

1, setting off firecrackers is said to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new year, which means a beautiful yearning for the new year. People often set off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year, which means to ward off evil spirits and eliminate disasters. Therefore, in later legends, "Nian" gradually evolved into a demon, and every household used firecrackers to drive this demon away.

2. Setting off firecrackers is a representative traditional form of Spring Festival culture in China, which places people's good yearning for the New Year. Setting off firecrackers is a custom in the Spring and Autumn Period. In Jin Wengong, Jiexiu hid in the mountains with his old mother, while Zhong Er chose to burn the mountains in order to get him out of them. Bamboo crackled when the mountain was burned, and later some firecrackers increased the significance of commemorating Jiexiu. The familiar firecrackers or gunpowder firecrackers appeared in the Song Dynasty. Minerals such as mirabilite and sulfur are made into gunpowder according to a certain proportion, and the gunpowder is wrapped in paper or bamboo leaves, which becomes firecrackers.