In his book Days and Customs of All Faiths, Howard V. Harper states: “From earliest pagan times people have carried torches and built bonfires on their big religious occasions.
Grāmatā Days and Customs of All Faiths (Visu ticību svētki un paražas) Hovards Hārpers rakstīja: ” Jau tālā senatnē, svinot pagāniskus reliģiskus svētkus, cilvēki nesa lāpas un dedzināja ugunskurus.