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Some Latin countries practice burning of certain home contents once a year. This "Noche de Diablos" (Night of the Devil) where straw and fabrics are burned help rid the community of pests, but is troublesome for cities. Guatemala's government asks people not to burn things in the street as it stresses the asphalt. But there are small bonfires all across the city on December 6th. And used toilet papers are regularly burned on the pavement once a week. Such is life in an agrarian culgure.