Campfire - Campfire

Japanese: キャンプファイヤー - きゃんぷふぁいやー
Campfire - Campfire

...It would be best if a canvas bed could be used, as in a tent for car camping, but if not, care must be taken to keep out moisture by laying grass or straw under the ground sheet and using a mat, as this could be harmful to one's health.
[Campfire]
The history of campfires is unclear, but it is easy to guess that they have been a part of human life since prehistoric times. In the 19th and 20th centuries, organized camps began to take place in various parts of Europe and America, and in the Boy Scout camps run by Lord Baden Powell in England, the importance of fire and how to use it were incorporated as important training subjects, and fire was used for spiritual education.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "campfire" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…オートキャンプ用などのテントのようにキャンバスベッドが利用できればよいが,そうでない場合には草,わらなどをグランドシーツの下に敷き,マットを用いるなど,湿気を遮断することに注意しないと,健康を害する。
[キャンプファイヤー]
 キャンプファイヤーの歴史は定かではないが,おそらく原始の昔から,人類の生活とともにあったことは容易に推測できる。19~20世紀にかけてヨーロッパやアメリカの各地で組織キャンプが行われ始めた中で,イギリスのベーデン・パウエル卿によるボーイ・スカウトのキャンプでは,火のたいせつさや取扱方を重要な訓育科目として取り入れ,火を通じて精神教育を行った。…

※「キャンプファイヤー」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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