Oh no you can't!

Hmm. Really? You really think this ugly guy with ear flaps like Mimi's is going to bring you money in the coming year? Uh, no. Sorry to insult your tastes in gods (the "money god"), but he's not worth the paper he's printed on. You can do so much better. There is One True God and His name is Jehovah. He can supply all your needs.

According to tradition, on midnight prior to the fifth day of the lunar new year, whomever sets off the loudest set of fireworks will win the favor of the so-called money god. So they spend all their money on fireworks. And then when they don't have money to pay their electric bill, they wonder what went wrong.

Well, some of them really believe this. But a whole lot of them are just are a little too pumped up for the holiday and set off fireworks for fun, kind of like a competition to see who can be the most obnoxious.