“ During the European Middle Ages, ” states the Encyclopædia Britannica, “fireworks accompanied the spread of military explosives westward, and in Europe the military fireworks expert was pressed into service to conduct pyrotechnic celebrations of victory and peace. ”
Britu enciklopēdijā ir teikts, ka viduslaikos pulveri plaši lietoja ne tikai militārajām vajadzībām, bet arī lai sarīkotu svētku uguņošanu, piemēram, par godu uzvarai vai miera noslēgšanai.