Superstitious Behaviour

Tonight is yet another night when people are firing crackers. They scare some dogs. The original purpose was to scare demons etc, keeping them away. Modern science say demons do not exist, and most people do not believe in demons.  suppose many people who fire crackers also do not believe in demons. I guess they must be very afraid of us dogs, then, wanting to keep us on a distance. Either that, or they are just stupid.