- firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese tradition)
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- firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day
This phrase refers specifically to the tradition in Chinese culture where firecrackers are lit to celebrate the arrival of the New Year, symbolizing the warding off of evil spirits and the welcoming of good fortune.
At midnight on New Year's, everyone excitedly sets off firecrackers.
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kāi mén pào开门炮firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Daydǎ kāi打开Mén门bāo炮to set off firecrackers at the dooryíng jiē迎接kāi mén pào开门炮to welcome the New Year's firecrackerskāi mén开门bāo炮shēng声the sound of firecrackers at the New Yearfàng kāi放开Mén门bāo炮to let off firecrackers to celebrate New Yearkāi mén pào开门炮 ritualsNew Year firecracker ritualschuán tǒng传统kāi mén pào开门炮traditional New Year's firecrackersxīn nián新年kāi mén pào开门炮New Year's firecrackersjiā mén家门kǒu口kāi mén pào开门炮firecrackers set off at the doorstepkāi mén开门bāo炮qìng庆Zhù祝celebration with firecrackers at New Yearkāi mén开门bāo炮Xí习sú俗the custom of setting off firecrackers at New Yearkāi mén开门bāo炮chú除suì岁to set off firecrackers to bid farewell to the old year