In many developing countries. lighting is not intended to create special effects or to be deliberately atmospheric - it is an essential element that allows people to stay up after darkness has fallen.
In tropical climates,night brings with it a welcome coolness,and people tend to make the most of it by using this time for cooking,carrying out household chores and sitting up late to shere in food and conversation. In many parts of the globe,remote homes without electricity still rely on candlelight or kerosene lamps,while others own a coleman lamp - a lantern that gives out a fierce white glare.
Historically,early forms of lighting around the world drew on whatever local materials wewe available. The first in the body of an oily fish - the oil would seep into the wick and give out a no doubt rather odiferous but still effective light. In South America, the native Indians caught huge glowing humming beetles and used them as s light source,while in japan, fireflies were trapped in wood and paper cages to provide an evening's worth of light.