Certainly.
Matches are used in order to light fires. Burnt matches curl up because the structural integrity of the match is compromised as it burns.
A flint and a price of steel was used to light fires pre 1660, after that matches were the most popular form of lighting a fire
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If there is an "emergency". Such as the power going out. We also use it for light, like in the woods, a campfire for example. we use it to start control fires, we use it to START fires, we use it everywhere, we're just so used to it, it's oblivious to us how much we use them!
Most people light fires for warmth. Others do it for desctruction, and those people are called arsonists.
matches u need to use a special striker to light them
matches (if two things are the same) = Übereinstimmungen matches (to light a cigarette with) = Streichhölzer / Zündhölzer
with the matches eventually you'll get a lanturn need the matches and to light it when you look for the jersey devil
Safety matches are not exactly safe but are "Safer" that standard matches as they will not light in unforseen situations such as in your pocket.
You USE the matches from your item bag. The matches are used to light the Lantern that you get from the monastery in the Himalayas. You need the lantern to go through the dark forest in New Jersey.
light fires.