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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And according to Daoism, Lantern Festival is associated with the primordial deities of Heaven and Fire, who were born on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

而在道教里，元宵节是与掌管天界和火的元神紧密相连的，因为他们就诞生在正月十五。

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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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