What is allowed and what is not: safety rules for using pyrotechnics during the New Year holidays

Что можно, а что нельзя: правила безопасности при использовании пиротехники в новогодние праздники

December 31, 2025

What is Allowed and What is Not: Safety Rules for Using Pyrotechnics During the New Year Holidays

A brief overview for this season:

ALLOWED: Sparklers, table fountains, party poppers.
NOT ALLOWED: Firecrackers, rockets, firework batteries.

Sale is prohibited. Use in public places and indoors is punishable.

Dangers of "underground" purchases

Lack of certificates: you don't know who made this product, where, and from what materials.

Improper storage conditions: illegal goods are often stored in damp garages or car trunks. Damp, then dried gunpowder behaves unpredictably – it can detonate instantly in your hands or fail to ignite, prompting you to approach and inspect the device.

Risk of "old stock"

Many decide to use items left over from previous years. This can be deadly.

Expiration date: pyrotechnics have a strict expiration date. After it expires, the chemical composition changes, leading to spontaneous detonation.
Micro-cracks: over years of storage, cracks may appear in the body of a rocket or firework battery, causing the charge to fly not upwards, but into a crowd or a residential building window.

Take care of yourself and your loved ones!

"ZARA"