Backyard Fireworks

You knew that this lazy sunday could get better, and after a few hours of scratching your head, trying to come up with something, you finally went into the garage and got the leftover fireworks. Now the neighborhood can gather around your house and grab a seat for the impromptu and dazzling light show above. During the summer in Japan, fireworks festivals are held nearly every day someplace in the country, in total numbering more than 200 during August. The festivals consist of large fireworks shows, the largest of which use between 100,000 and 120,000 rounds, and can attract more than 800,000 spectators. Street vendors set up stalls to sell various drinks and staple Japanese food (such as Yakisoba, Okonomiyaki, Takoyaki, kakigori (shaved ice), and traditionally held festival games, such as Kingyo-sukui, or Goldfish scooping. The Singapore Fireworks Celebrations is an annual event held in Singapore as part of its National Day celebrations. The festival features local and foreign teams which launch displays on different nights. While currently non-competitive in nature, the organizer has plans to introduce a competitive element in the future. The annual festival has grown in magnitude, from 4,000 rounds used in 2004, 6,000 in 2005, to over 9,100 in 2006. This sound uses the following file from Freesound: http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=126662