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Hanabi

Also known as 花火 · firework shell design

Hanabi: photograph by 113icecream Japanese Fireworks
Photo: 113icecream Japanese Fireworks, CC BY 3.0, source on Wikimedia Commons

Pack colour stars into a shell, choose burst timing, then launch and judge how perfectly round the bloom opens.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Japan.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Japan and Korea.

Sources

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