Red is believed to keep misfortune and evil spirits away.

人们相信红色可以驱邪避祸。

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This way can keep evil spirits away.

这样的方式可以远离恶灵。

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To drive troublemaking spirits away, friends would visit each other on their birthdays.

为了把招致麻烦的恶灵赶走，朋友们会在生日时互相拜访。

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It was the handle on which bells were hung which would be rattled to scare away evil spirits.

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During Samhain, Celts built huge bonfires on hilltops to frighten away evil spirits.

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To drive away evil spirits, 500, 000 rounds of eardrum-testing pyrotechnics will be set off at Sara Roosevelt Park in Chinatown at the New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival on 10 February, before lion and dragon dance troupes make the rounds to local businesses to ring in the Year of the Snake.

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