For some, fireworks are a solemn matter of superstition: the sound and light show is believed to scare away evil spirits and ensure an auspicious good year.

对一些人而言，爆竹是一种隆重的迷信：他们认为爆竹的声响和光亮能够驱赶恶灵，以保证一个吉祥的好年。

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I want to see the insatiable being who has mounted these fireworks, who has rolled back the walls of the sepulchre with light.

我想看一看登上烟火上去的那个不知餍足的人，他又回到灯火通明的圣墓墙边。

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The third day is where the 'Festival of Light' title has emerged as lamps and candles are lit, and fireworks are set off.

排灯节在第三天，当天，所有灯和蜡烛都要点上，并且要燃放烟花。

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In a recent shopping study conducted by the Open University in Milton Keynes, U.K., and the London Business School, scientists found that when shoppers are asked to make a choice among common and closely related items in a grocery-store-like setting, the areas of the brain involved in memory light up like a nighttime sky filled with fireworks.

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They play tricks and dance to the accompaniment of the Baroque-era music of the Jesuit missions, then around midnight fireworks pop from the top of their wide-brimmed hats, symbolizing the gift of light and vision to live respectfully.

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