Fireworks
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| Illustration: ''[[Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket ]]'' (c. 1875) by [[James McNeill Whistler]]]] | Illustration: ''[[Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket ]]'' (c. 1875) by [[James McNeill Whistler]]]] | ||
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| - | A '''fireworks''' event (also called a '''fireworks show''' or '''[[pyrotechnics]]''') is a display of the effects produced by [[firework]] devices on various occasions. Fireworks competitions are also regularly held at a number of places. The largest manufacturer and exporter of fireworks in the world is China. China is estimated to have exported over 6 million cases or 120,000 tons of fireworks to the US in 2005. | + | A '''fireworks''' event (also called a '''fireworks show''' or '''[[pyrotechnics]]''') is a [[display]] of the effects produced by [[firework]] devices on various occasions. Fireworks competitions are also regularly held at a number of places. The largest manufacturer and exporter of fireworks in the world is China. China is estimated to have exported over 6 million cases or 120,000 tons of fireworks to the US in 2005. |
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| *[[Conspicuous consumption]] | *[[Conspicuous consumption]] | ||
| *[[General economy]] | *[[General economy]] | ||
| + | *[[Black snake (firework)]] | ||
| + | *[[Fireworks (1947 film) ]] | ||
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Illustration: Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket (c. 1875) by James McNeill Whistler
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A fireworks event (also called a fireworks show or pyrotechnics) is a display of the effects produced by firework devices on various occasions. Fireworks competitions are also regularly held at a number of places. The largest manufacturer and exporter of fireworks in the world is China. China is estimated to have exported over 6 million cases or 120,000 tons of fireworks to the US in 2005.
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