Fireworks also are allowed from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on New Year’s Day. Bottle rockets or sky rockets with sticks are prohibited. So are sparklers that contain chlorates or perchlorates.

The first time I shot photos of a fireworks show was an incredible and exhilarating experience. Sitting in the dark surrounded by hundreds of people who had pulled out lawn chairs to a Richfield, ...

Fireworks in celebration of the Spring Festival illuminate the sky in Macao, south China, Feb. 4, 2025. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka) Fireworks in celebration of the Spring Festival illuminate the sky in ...