New Year's fireworks have a long tradition. Every New Year, cities compete with each other to see which one will launch a bigger arsenal of pyrotechnics into the sky and perform better colorful choreography on the starry floor. Fireworks have been used to brighten up celebrations, celebrations, commemorations and social events since the 15th century, but in a more modest form than today, since the 18th century.
When the word is applied to New Year's fireworks, in recent years it not only sparkles in the sky, but also among people, because it is no longer accompanied by single-minded affection and admiration as it used to be. Of course, we all like to rest our eyes on it, but there is an argument that we are throwing taxpayers' money into the "luft", and an even stronger one is that it is an unbearable noise that scares small children and animals. The use is therefore strictly defined and written down to the letter in Act on Explosive and Pyrotechnic Means.
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But you already know all that. And since the fireworks, despite the opposition and the economic crisis, won't just disappear, a short one won't hurt a history lesson about them. Because you're probably tired of safety lessons. But remember, security is always on the first place.
- They are fireworks in the 7th century invented by the Chinese and China is still today the largest producer of pyrotechnics.
- The first fireworks are on heathen nations used to ward off evil spirits when winter turned into spring.
- Unlike the USA, Slovenia has very strict law regarding pyrotechnics. You can find it in the Official Gazette (http://www.uradni-list.si/1/content?id=85931).
- A record the biggest fireworks display in the world you own Dubai. The 6-minute spectacle required more than 10 months of planning and half a million pyrotechnics. You can read more about it in our article The record for the largest fireworks was taken by Dubai.
- Phobia of fireworks or firecrackers are called pyrotechnophobia. Given that explosives are involved, this fear is real and thus not just a phobia at all.
- The vast majority of accidents involving pyrotechnics are self-inflicted under the age of 16 (general statistics that do not only apply to Slovenia), which is surprising, considering that when buying, it applies almost everywhere age limit. Here, those that have more than just a bang effect can only be sold to people over the age of 16 (products are classified according to the type of use, purpose, level of danger and noise level).
- Fireworks are more likely to do damage viewers, as well as those with a match or lighter in hand and sparks are the second most common cause of injury.
- John Smith was the first American to set off fireworks.
- Different colors fireworks are the result of use various salts in a pyrotechnic mixture. Thus sodium salt produces a yellow color, copper salt blue and lithium salt red.
- The first records of fireworks date back to 1486, when they were supposed to spice up the wedding of the King of England Henry VII.
