What do you mean, only state officials can set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps?

Only state officials are allowed to set fires, and people are not allowed to light lamps. Literally, officials are allowed to set fires, but people are not allowed to light lamps. It means that powerful people can do things by themselves, but ordinary people are restricted from even legal activities.

There is a story in the Notes of the Old Learning Temple edited by you: a state official named Tian Deng, his subordinates and people in the state are not allowed to call his name or write his name. On the fifteenth day of the first month, turn on the lights for three days as usual. The little official who wrote the notice did not dare to write the word lamp, but changed it to "the state government set fire to it for three days according to law."

The story about Tian Deng:

In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was a satrap named Tiandeng, who was narrow-minded and domineering. Because his name is "Deng", people in the state are not allowed to say anything with the same sound as "Deng". Speaking of his taboos, there are still some origins ...

Putian Village, a village surrounded by mountains and waters, is thousands of miles away in Fiona Fang. Mountains, ponds, fields, fields, lush trees, clear water and fertile fields. Most of these places are owned by Tian Million, a rich man in the village. Although this old landlord, Tian Million, is rich, he has no son around him.

So, he spent a lot of money to invite Feng Shui and experts to divine. At the age of 40, I finally had a son and regarded him as the apple of my eye. The fortune teller said, "When you have a son in your later years, you will be promoted and rich, and gold and silver will roll in." Therefore, he became an official for his son as soon as possible and named him "Tiandeng".