People watching noted that the timing of the fire - coming at the end of the Spring Festival - was inauspicious.

有围观者表示，在春节庆祝活动要结束的时候出现大火灾是不吉利的。

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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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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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It depicts fire dancing done in recognition of the Hidirellez Festival, an annual event beginning May 5.

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The festival culminates in a fire-dance in the evening as the highest form of veneration of the Saints.

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Though the festival runs for a week, with most of the action happening in Pastrana Park, celebrations truly fire up in the final three days (Friday to Sunday).

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