Chinese worshipers use bonfires, torches, and firecrackers to protect against the kuei, or nature demons. Japanese religions also hold that there are many demons, including the fearsome tengu, spirits that possess people until exorcised by a priest.
चीनी उपासक ग्वे या प्रकृति पिशाचों से सुरक्षित रहने के लिए उत्सवाग्नियों, मशालों और पटाखों का प्रयोग, करते हैं ।