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Fire is commonly associated with the time of Christmas as its warm glow creates the atmosphere of intimacy, family warmth and closeness. It is important to mention that turning on lamps as well as lighting candles and lanterns have a symbolic justification. The anniversary of Jesus Christ’s birth that is celebrated by Christians of various denominations falls on the time of winter solstice, i.e. the time of the year when a day is the shortest. During the pagan times people celebrated feasts connected with the cult of the sun, fertility and vegetation. Therefore, Christmas lights are meant to express people’s joy related to winter’s ending and the arrival of spring as well as longer days. It is interpreted as a harbinger of Jesus’s victory over darkness and death.