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Fire devoured their young men
Possible meanings are 1) "The enemy used fire to kill all their young men" or 2) "Their young men died quickly in battle like a fire burns dry grass." Do not communicate that these people used guns. (See: rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor)
devoured
To "devour" is to eat everything very quickly.
young men ... virgins
These words refer to people at the time they are the strongest and most attractive.
wedding
the celebration when people marry