Vignette | On Delving Into Vietnam's Eras of Tết Firecrackers via My Family History

“On August 8, 1994, then Prime Minister Võ Văn Kiệt signed the regulation to cease the use and sale of firecrackers across Vietnam. The ban came into effect on the first day of 1995, so for a few years, the existence of firecrackers and me overlapped. Vietnam’s brush with firecrackers somewhat dovetailed with my own family history: my mother used to be in charge of “selling” firecrackers at the co-op.”___Written by Khôi Phạm.Read the full article here: https://saigoneer.com/saigon-culture/26795-on-delving-into-vietnam-s-eras-of-tết-firecrackers-via-my-family-history