Like many celebrations across the world, fireworks often play a part in Japanese festivities. In Japan, they are most commonly associated with summer festivals.
The Japanese word for “fireworks” is 花火 – literally “fire flowers”:
花 = flower
火 = fire
I wrote this word because in my home country of the UK it was Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes’ Night) last week. This night marks the anniversary of a failed terrorist attack on the king, and is celebrated by making fires and letting off fireworks.
