Since Lantern Festival involves making offerings to the deities and is celebrated at night, it is natural that fire would play an important role.

元宵节活动包括逃避邪神，且是在晚上庆祝，所以很自然地，火就扮演了很重要的角色。

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Although the above stories are quite fantastical, it is sure that the origins of Lantern festival are related to ancient humanity's use of fire to celebrate festivals and avert disaster.

虽然上述的传说很神奇，但可以确定的是元宵节的起源必定跟古代人们使用火来庆祝节日、躲避灾难有关。

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The burning lantern caused a terrible fire.

着火的灯笼引起了一场可怕的大火。

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Inside it was a fire lantern, glowing gently through its paper shell.

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"It could very well have set the barn and its contents of hay and straw on fire as the lantern was still smouldering, " he said.

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Coming in red, gray and clear, the lantern gives the feeling of having a live fire in the room but without the fuss.

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