Oh? Which war? People here come from all different periods in time, you see.

[ She's from like, 2070ish, so there's been another major war since then, only it was humanity against robots. ]

The money is gifted by elders to younger people, or married people to single people. It just depends.

[ Her eyebrows lift in curiosity. He's very serious all of a sudden. ]

Well, I guess that depends on your belief in evil spirits, but seeing as none have taken over China, I'd say that the fireworks work.