Although theoretically one is only supposed to let off firecrackers on Guy Fawkes 'Day proper, in reality they begin exploding as soon as the stores start to sell. Because the preceding days are not formal holidays, they can't compare to the actual day itself, when the air is filled with blossoming puffs of smoke, but they are still completely gratifying.
雖然理論上煙花節當天才准燃放，但實際上在商店開始售賣煙花後便有人燃放，由於名不正言不順，規模當然比不上煙花節當天「百花齊放」的場面，但還是很過癮。