Fire Festivals

Images showcasing vibrant bonfires during various cultural festivals, symbolizing the triumph of good over evil with bright flames.

Papua New Guinea, New Britain Island, Rabaul. Traditional Baining Fire Dance.

Indian festival of the burning of the demoness Holika Indian festival of the burning of the demoness Holika right in the city Copyright: xZoonar.com/Yrax 13649284

Fire wheel, burning wooden wheel rolls in the night, Easter festival, Easter wheel run, Luegde, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Indian festival of the burning of the demoness Holika Indian festival of the burning of the demoness Holika right in the city Copyright: xZoonar.com/Yrax 13762940

Papua New Guinea, New Britain Island, Rabaul. Traditional Baining Fire Dance.

Funkenfeuer Westerstetten Kapellenberg, fire, campfire, night

Devotees lights fire crackers during the Dasshera celebrations at the Jejuri temple, pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Los Escobazos” is a festival held every December 7th in Jarandilla de la Vera, on the eve of the celebration of the Immaculate Conception. Literally The Big Brooming” (as in broom used for sweeping), the festival re-enacts the descent of goat shepherds from the nearby Gredos mountains down to the village, lighting their way through the pitch dark night with broom torches.

Bonfire, Schliersee, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Solstice bonfire burning brightly at night

Witches' bonfire, Walpurgis Night bonfire 46

Huge bonfire, holi festival, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Foguerons, fiestas de Sant Antoni,Sa Pobla, Mallorca, islas baleares, Spain.

El Rocio, Huelva, Southern Spain. Members of brotherhoods in traditional clothes participating in the celebrations on the eve of the feast of El Rocio held at the small village in the Huelva region

Fallas fire burning in Valencia fest at March 19 th Spain tradition

Walpurgis bonfire, Skansen Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe

Bonfires, summer solstice festival at the Kampenwand, Aschau im Chiemgau, Chiemgau Alps, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 15 November 2022: View of a mesmerizing scene unfolds, where people gather amidst a warm, golden glow, holding lights, creating a radiant spectacle.

Burning candles

Witches' bonfire, Walpurgis Night bonfire

Sky Lamp is a custom of Taiwan. By this photo, sky lamp just like fire.

Klausen mask in the dark, Erkheimer Klausen, Unterallgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Man dressed as minister on the clergy stand in front of burning cross at Nevill Junior Bonfire nightLewes, East Sussex, England. Man dressed as minister on the clergy stand in front of burning cross at Nevill Junior Bonfire night

Pagan festival of Walpurgis night

Dancers in traditional costumes in cultural show at Victoria Falls Hotel in Zimbabwe

Huge bonfire burning wood fire ignited to celebrate Holi festival, Borivali, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Flames of Holika Dahan fire festival, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

NOTRE DAME ON FIRE (2022) -Original title: NOTRE-DAME BRULE-, directed by JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD.

Dragon bridge, with tourists watching a fire-breathing dragon; Da Nang, Vietnam

Alicante 06/25/2013 Cremv° Bonfires of Saint John in the Alicante City Hall Bonfire Photo Juan Carlos Soler archdc Juan Carlos Soler.

Easter bonfire, Berndorf-St. Veit, Triestingtal, Niederoesterreich, Austria, Europe

Flames of Holika Dahan fire festival, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Utter Pradesh, Vrindaven, 'Dirwali Festival, Crowds Of Worshippers Holding Candles With Light Trails In Dark Temple Interior. '

Hindu Balinese body cremation in Bali Indonesia

Campfire at Gajnar Rajasthan India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Buddhists religious followers are lighting fire sparks to celebrate Prabarana Purnima 2023 at Buddhist temples in Sylhet. Buddhists wish for happiness, peace, and welfare along with spreading Buddha's message of non-violence by lighting lamps or lanterns in the sky on Prabarana Purnima. Lanterns symbolise the call for peace. Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Witches' bonfire, Walpurgis Night bonfire

Amperpers from Fürstenfeldbruck at Perchtenlauf 2025 in Kirchseeon in Upper Bavaria in Germany

Thailand, Khon Kaen, Buddhist celebrating Buddha's Day, Visakha Bucha, Vesak day. (Editorial Usage Only)

Theyyam fire dance ritualistic art form, Kerala, India MR 744 Copyright: xPxKarunakaran/DinodiaxPhotox

Witches' bonfire in Steina

SPAIN - Pallars Sobirá (district) - Catalonia - Lerida. Falles d'Isil, foguera per encendre les falles dalt el far, Sant Joan. Isil, Pallars Sobirà, Lleida

Demon Ravana burning on Dussera dusera Festival Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

The 'clergy' On The 'clergy Stand Surrounded By Thick Smoke, Barcombe Bonfire Night, East Sussex,

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

candles as offerings

Tamsweg: Easter fire, wooden towers made from spruce trunks and filled with brushwood, cross on top, spectators in Lungau, Salzburg, Austria Tamsweg Lungau Salzburg Austria

Or also May Fire at the Marienschacht

A man twirls fire at night at a resort in Kailua-Kona HA

SPAIN - Els Ports (district) - Valencia autonomous region - Castellón. Els Ports (comarca): Forcall, la "Santantonada" festivity; big pine blaze at the Sant Antonio Abad festivity; (Els Ports - Maestrat / Maestrazgo region)

Floating lanterns , Traditional in north Thailand at Loy Krathong Festival in Chiang Mai Thailand

Witches' bonfire in Steina

Witches' bonfire in Steina

An evening ritual by the light of flickering flames

People gathered to burn Holika huge bonfire fire ignited to celebrate Holi festival, Borivali, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

lantern at night

Tamsweg: Easter fire, wooden towers made from spruce trunks and filled with brushwood, cross on top, spectators in Lungau, Salzburg, Austria Tamsweg Lungau Salzburg Austria

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 16 November 2019: View of women in colorful saris illuminated by flickering candles during a religious ceremony, creating a warm, ethereal glow.

Tamsweg: Easter fire, wooden towers made from spruce trunks and filled with brushwood, cross on top, spectators in Lungau, Salzburg, Austria Tamsweg Lungau Salzburg Austria

Thailand, Chiang Mai, San Sai District, Loi Krathong Festival Aka Yi Peng. People Launching Hot Air Balloons Into The Night Sky

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 16 November 2019: View of devotees gathered in a soft, golden glow, their faces lit by countless flickering candles beneath ancient trees.

Easter fire, wooden towers made from spruce trunks and filled with brushwood, cross on top, spectators, tower at inflammation, church St. Leonhard ob Tamsweg far away on hill Tamsweg Lungau Salzburg Austria

Giant incense sticks, Chinese moon festival, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Effigy of ravan burning on dussera dusera festival India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

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Traditional funeral, untouchable priest of the lowest caste tending pyre, Pashupatinath, Nepal, Asia

Vietnamese man preparing a goat for a feast, coat being removed, Mai Chau, a village where ethnic minorities live, Vietnam, Southeast Asia

People dressed as clergy on stand with fireworks behind them at Newick Bonfire Night; East Sussex, England, UK

Devotees taking part Kodungalloor Bharani festival in Kerala, India.

Stockholm, Sweden April 30, 2025 A large bonfire is lit in a public park to celebrate Walpurgis night, or Valborg, a pagan ritual noting the arrival of spring.

Samaria the Samaritan Passover Sacrifice on Mount Gerizim

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Sky Lanterns at Yi Peng, Loy Krathong Ceremony, Chiang Mai, Thailand Date: 2012

Holy fire at Rajasthan India Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

Germany, Bavaria, Reichenbach, Bonfire, wood tower

Woman devotee with incense sticks, Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

Onisube, Japan - 07 January 2020: View of the Onisube Fire Festival, where vibrant flames dance against the night, illuminating the faces of participants in traditional attire.

Ama women in traditional clothing swimming in the sea holding torches at night celebrating Shirahama Ama Festival, Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, Japan (Large format sizes available)

Priests carrying the holy aarti during the prayers, Har Ki Pauri literally means Footsteps of the Lord is considered the most sacred Ghat of Haridwar on the banks of river Ganga, Uttaranchal, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Effigy of ravan burning on dussera dusera festival India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Medieval games during the Landshuter Hochzeit (festival) in Landshut, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany,

Or also May Fire at the Marienschacht

Votive candles in the side chapel of the church in El Rocio, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Effigy of ravan burning on dussera dusera festival India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Visitors partake in a traditional ritual with smoke at a shrine.

People From Barcombe Bonfire Society 'clergy' On The 'clergy Stand' In Front Of Firework Displayeast Sussex, Uk. ©Ian Cumming /Axiom

in a temple in the city of Chongqing in the province of Sichuan in china in east asia. . ASIA CHINA CHONGQING

Incense burning in Paris cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Local fire dancer in the Matavai Resort, Niue, Oceania

pilgrims come to the temple of San Simon to worship.

Incense burner sticks on joss stick pot are burning and smoke use for pay respect to the Buddha, Incense smoke use for pray respect to the Buddha in Buddhism life.

smoke, incense offerings, Thien Hau temple Ho Chin Minh City, Vietnam, Asia

Evening marching band in Epitaph, Greece

Easter fire, wooden towers made from spruce trunks and filled with brushwood, cross on top, spectators, the big tower before inflammation, church St. Leonhard ob Tamsweg far away on hill Tamsweg Lungau Salzburg Austria

Easter fire, wooden towers made from spruce trunks and filled with brushwood, cross on top, spectators, tower at inflammation, church St. Leonhard ob Tamsweg far away on hill Tamsweg Lungau Salzburg Austria

Krampus Procession. Laives. Italy

Aartii, the ceremony of Good Night to the River Ganges, performed by priests, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Thailand, Sukhothai. Loi Khrathong Festival

Anefo photo collection. Bhagwan movement Amsterdam burn book Rajneeshis commissioned Bhagwan. September 30, 1985. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Easter fire, wooden towers made from spruce trunks and filled with brushwood, cross on top, spectators, tower at inflammation, church St. Leonhard ob Tamsweg far away on hill Tamsweg Lungau Salzburg Austria

Mieu Ba Chua Xu temple. The temple of the goddess Xu. Man burning joss paper offerings. Chau Doc. Vietnam.

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