今年春节，一些大城市传统烟花爆竹销量急剧下降，而电子鞭炮则销量翻番。连日来笼罩全国多个地区的雾霾提高了民众对空气污染的重视程度，也促使人们采用更环保的方式来举行各种新年活动。

请看新华社的报道：

“Traditional firecrackers with suffocating smoke would worsen the already poor air quality. E-firecrackers, with similar costs, emit no pollution and can be reused in the future,” said 62-year-old Xu Xuehua, a volunteer.

62岁的志愿者许雪华（音）说：“传统的鞭炮会产生呛人的浓烟，这会让本就糟糕的空气质量变得更差。电子鞭炮的价格和传统鞭炮差不多，但不排放污染物，以后还能循环使用。”

重度污染天气催火了air purifier（空气净化器），也催火了e-firecracker（电子鞭炮）。为了抗击雾霾，人们采用电子鞭炮和festive music（节日音乐）等形式来add to the festival atmosphere（增加年味）。

许多城市的政府部门都呼吁市民cut firework consumption（减少烟花爆竹燃放），气象部门在春节期间还发布了firecracker advisory index（烟花爆竹燃放指数）。

佛教信徒去寺庙朝拜时都会offer incense to gods and goddesses（向神灵敬香）和burn incense（烧香），今年春节北京雍和宫向香客免费提供environmentally friendly incense（环保香），同时禁止香客带入自己购买的香。

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