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Originally Posted by coneZONE

According to this Vancity Buzz article from a few years ago, it's pretty common among most of our province? Or maybe just a few areas? How firecrackers and fireworks became a Vancouver Halloween tradition

What does Vancity Buzz know? Let’s give credit where credit is due. It’s the Chinese, man. As far as firecrackers go, gulolol. First of all, they invented fireworks. They also use it to celebrate just about everything. Scare away evil spirits and such. When I was a kid growing up in the DTES, we could get firecrackers at the local Chinatown grocery store. Jong Wah, just to name one. They could get it easily. Once it became illegal in Vancouver, they were brought up from Blaine. One of my friend’s older brother was like the major distributer in the area. Anyway, carry on carrying on.


And yes, I have some “Martians” “Tom Thumbs,” and “Atoms” from my elementary school days. Why I still keep them is beyond me.