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			{{Short description\|Type of firework}}
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	[[File:একটি চকোলেট বোমা.jpg\|thumb\|A chocolate bomb-style firecracker. The black protrusion is the fuse, which is ignited.]]		[[File:একটি চকোলেট বোমা.jpg\|thumb\|A chocolate bomb-style firecracker. The black protrusion is the fuse, which is ignited.]]
	A '''chocolate bomb''' is a [[firecracker]] which is exploded by revelers during [[Diwali]] and [[New Year's Eve]] celebrations in [[India]]. Chocolate bombs are made of tiny paperboard boxes stuffed with [[gunpowder]].<ref name="abp14102014">{{cite news\|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/nature/%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A6%9B-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AE-1.76986\|title='গরিবের বাজি' বলে দেদার তৈরী হচ্ছে চকোলেট বোমা\|last=Ghatak\|first=Shubhashish\|date=14 October 2014\|work=Anandabazar Patrika\|language=Bengali\|accessdate=25 October 2014\|location=Kolkata}}</ref> A fuse is inserted in one of the corners. The boxes are then tightly wrapped with jute strings and dried in the sun for three days.<ref name="abp14102014"/> After that they are wrapped with colorful aluminum foil, making them resemble chocolates.<ref name="abp14102014"/> The Burima brand of chocolate bombs were very popular in Kolkata in the 1990s.<ref name="toi23102014">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/City-of-sound-fury/articleshow/44915951.cms\|title=City of sound & fury\|last=Sen\|first=Zinia\|date=23 October 2014\|work=The Times Of India\|accessdate=25 October 2014\|location=Kolkata}}</ref> The firecracker has been declared illegal in [[West Bengal]].<ref name="ie03122009">{{cite news\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/govt-wants-banned-crackers-out-of-bengal-before-new-year-celebrations/549399/\|title=Govt wants banned crackers out of Bengal before New Year celebrations\|last=Dam\|first=Mohona\|date=3 December 2009\|work=The Indian Express\|accessdate=25 October 2014}}</ref>		A '''chocolate bomb''' ([[Hindi]]: सुतरी बम) is a [[firecracker]] which is exploded by revelers during [[Diwali]] and [[New Year's Eve]] celebrations in [[India]]. Chocolate bombs are made of tiny paperboard boxes stuffed with [[gunpowder]].<ref name="abp14102014">{{cite news\|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/nature/%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A6%9B-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AE-1.76986\|title='গরিবের বাজি' বলে দেদার তৈরী হচ্ছে চকোলেট বোমা\|last=Ghatak\|first=Shubhashish\|date=14 October 2014\|work=Anandabazar Patrika\|language=Bengali\|accessdate=25 October 2014\|location=Kolkata\|archive-date=25 October 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025010419/http://www.anandabazar.com/nature/%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A6%9B-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AE-1.76986\|url-status=dead}}</ref> A fuse is inserted in one of the corners. The boxes are then tightly wrapped with jute strings and dried in the sun for three days.<ref name="abp14102014"/> After that they are wrapped with colorful aluminum foil, making them resemble chocolates.<ref name="abp14102014"/> The Burima brand of chocolate bombs were very popular in Kolkata in the 1990s.<ref name="toi23102014">{{cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/City-of-sound-fury/articleshow/44915951.cms\|title=City of sound & fury\|last=Sen\|first=Zinia\|date=23 October 2014\|work=The Times Of India\|accessdate=25 October 2014\|location=Kolkata}}</ref> The firecracker has been declared illegal in [[West Bengal]].<ref name="ie03122009">{{cite news\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/govt-wants-banned-crackers-out-of-bengal-before-new-year-celebrations/549399/\|title=Govt wants banned crackers out of Bengal before New Year celebrations\|last=Dam\|first=Mohona\|date=3 December 2009\|work=The Indian Express\|accessdate=25 October 2014}}</ref>
	[[File:বাক্সের মধ্যে চকোলেট বোমা.jpg\|thumb\|A few chocolate bombs in a box.]]		[[File:বাক্সের মধ্যে চকোলেট বোমা.jpg\|thumb\|A few chocolate bombs in a box.]]

>Miracle Pen at 08:08, 30 December 2018

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{about|the firework|the food|Bombe glacée}}
[[File:একটি চকোলেট বোমা.jpg|thumb|A chocolate bomb-style firecracker. The black protrusion is the fuse, which is ignited.]]
A '''chocolate bomb''' is a [[firecracker]] which is exploded by revelers during [[Diwali]] and [[New Year's Eve]] celebrations in [[India]]. Chocolate bombs are made of tiny paperboard boxes stuffed with [[gunpowder]].<ref name="abp14102014">{{cite news|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/nature/%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%9A-%E0%A6%9B-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%AC-%E0%A6%AE-1.76986|title='গরিবের বাজি' বলে দেদার তৈরী হচ্ছে চকোলেট বোমা|last=Ghatak|first=Shubhashish|date=14 October 2014|work=Anandabazar Patrika|language=Bengali|accessdate=25 October 2014|location=Kolkata}}</ref> A fuse is inserted in one of the corners. The boxes are then tightly wrapped with jute strings and dried in the sun for three days.<ref name="abp14102014"/> After that they are wrapped with colorful aluminum foil, making them resemble chocolates.<ref name="abp14102014"/> The Burima brand of chocolate bombs were very popular in Kolkata in the 1990s.<ref name="toi23102014">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/City-of-sound-fury/articleshow/44915951.cms|title=City of sound & fury|last=Sen|first=Zinia|date=23 October 2014|work=The Times Of India|accessdate=25 October 2014|location=Kolkata}}</ref> The firecracker has been declared illegal in [[West Bengal]].<ref name="ie03122009">{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/govt-wants-banned-crackers-out-of-bengal-before-new-year-celebrations/549399/|title=Govt wants banned crackers out of Bengal before New Year celebrations|last=Dam|first=Mohona|date=3 December 2009|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=25 October 2014}}</ref>
[[File:বাক্সের মধ্যে চকোলেট বোমা.jpg|thumb|A few chocolate bombs in a box.]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Diwali]]
[[Category:Culture of Kolkata]]
[[Category:Pyrotechnics]]
[[Category:Types of fireworks]]

Chocolate bomb - Revision history

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>Miracle Pen at 08:08, 30 December 2018