While setting off firecrackers can bring kids so much fun, these firecrackers can also be dangerous. Therefore, many Chinese big cities including Beijing began to ban them in the 1980s. Such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities because the government took security, noise and pollution factors into consideration. As a replacement, some buy tapes with firecracker sounds to listen to, some break little balloons to get the sound, too, while others buy firecracker handicrafts to hang in the living room.

　　This year good news came for teens in Beijing. The ban on firecrackers was cancelled. It will add much fun to the coming Spring Festival in the capital. Hearing the news, many kids were wild with joy.

　　According to Chinese custom, lighting firecrackers is a must during the Spring Festival. People believe the sound of the firecrackers drives away demons and bad luck for the coming year. Their beautiful colours and sound also bring much excitement during this most important traditional Chinese festival.

　　Since the ban, people complained that the Spring Festival was too quiet and not traditional enough. Children lost the fun and grown-ups lost their childhood memories. Some even worried that if the ban continued, the next generation would only know the custom of lighting firecrackers through books. This would be a great loss for traditions.

　　Everybody knows that we can’t give up eating for the slight risk of choking(噎). So in recent years, many cities have resumed the old custom at the request of local residents. This year kids

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