To commemorate the event, people built huge sacred bonfires where animals and crops were sacrificed to the Gods for protection, and to help scare ghosts away.

塞尔特人藉著神圣的营火，燃烧献祭的动物和尸体，以赶走可怕的鬼魂并祈求神的保护。

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Long after the fall of the ancient Egyptian civilization, doctors and alchemists in Europe continued the custom of showing a sign of the gods' help and protection.

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And, of course, Brazil and India have the same fears of China as global low cost manufacturer as the US. In India, each village has their own little gods of protection and people tend to have god idols in their homes the way a Brazilian might have a statue of Jesus with open arms, like the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio, decorating their book shelves.

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