Fire crackers explode in Little Saigon, kicking off the Lunar New Year celebration in Orange County

Visitors to the Asian Garden Mall watch firecrackers and performers from the second floor in Westminster on Friday, Feb 16, 2018. The Vietnamese-American community celebrates the Lunar New Year on Friday with the annual Fire Cracker Celebration, meant to bring good luck, and the opening of two three-day Tet festivals. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)Visitors to the Asian Garden Mall shield themselves from the smoke of firecrackers as dancers perform while the pyrotechnics ex