In the past 10 year, due to environmental and safety factors, there were 282 cities in China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Wuhan, Xi, Shenzhen, Fuzhou, Nanjing, Changsha and Suzhou. However, for many people in China, the New Year without firecrackers is like cooking without salt-it is boring and boring.

"When I was a child, I heard firecrackers ringing in the New Year, and everyone went to listen and scrambled to grab it. I think this is the New Year, and it has an annual flavor. " Xiong returned to Zhengzhou to visit relatives after studying in Germany, and he was particularly nostalgic for the past. She said that every New Year's Day in Germany, the local government will set off fireworks and firecrackers in an organized way. Many German fireworks are made in China.

Mr. Li, who is doing business in Beijing, bought several thousand yuan of fireworks and firecrackers this year, and several friends went to their courtyard in Tongxian County to make up enough. Look at the children's excited faces when shooting. He said that it is "unlucky" to set off flowers for the Spring Festival and firecrackers, and he prayed for a prosperous business in the coming year. Besides, when my daughter grows up, she won't remember the New Year with firecrackers. What a pity!

"Setting off fireworks and firecrackers is very simple on the surface, but it is actually rich in connotation. The Chinese New Year is a tradition of the Chinese nation for more than a thousand years, reflecting a nation's positive psychological expectations and, to some extent, a concrete manifestation of Chinese traditional culture. " Zhang said, vice chairman of China Folklore Society.

Since the promulgation of the "Prohibition of Alcohol", it has been widely criticized by all walks of life. Some scholars believe that "banning fireworks in the Spring Festival is like not having a Christmas tree at Christmas". Some citizens simply set off fireworks and firecrackers in violation of the ban, playing hide-and-seek with law enforcement officers, and the city where firecrackers are banned is deadlocked. It can be seen that a large number of people are deployed in China every year to prohibit release. Unfortunately, firecrackers are still popping up every year during the Spring Festival, resulting in the embarrassing situation that "the administrative organs can't help but ban and break the law". On New Year's Eve, firecrackers rang in some suburbs of Beijing until dawn.

■ Is the restriction effective?

In recent years, the voice of keeping fireworks and firecrackers in the Spring Festival to increase the festive atmosphere is getting higher and higher. Some experts have suggested that it is not feasible to simply "ban" or "release". The government should strengthen guidance and management, standardize the discharge of fireworks and firecrackers, and minimize the harm, instead of stopping it at once. The solution lies in finding the combination of "prohibition" and "release"-organized restrictions.

Gao Youpeng, director of the Institute of Folk Culture of Henan University, suggested that "the simple' banning' will inevitably lead to the monotony of festival cultural symbols, which will endanger the continuation of traditional culture. The government should choose a place where most people can accept and social security is guaranteed, and set off fireworks and firecrackers in an organized manner within a specific period of time to strengthen the positive function of folk customs. "

"The implementation of the no-entry regulations for so many years has put the police in a dilemma of' management' and' no matter'. We have neither correctly guided the original folk customs nor further improved the management measures, putting the government on the opposite side of the people, leading to' hide and seek' between the masses and the government, damaging and distorting the function of the law. " Lawyer Zhu analyzed.

At present, the policy of banning fireworks and firecrackers in Harbin, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Jinan and other cities has been loosened, and the original comprehensive ban has been adjusted to limit the discharge at designated places and at designated times. At present, 106 cities in China have reopened after the implementation of the ban.

Zhang pointed out that the topic of "prohibition" made us realize that legislators should attach importance to traditional culture besides other factors when making rules. If the conflict between legal rules and traditional culture is too strong, not only will the rules not be observed, but it may cause rebellious psychology and affect the seriousness of laws and regulations.