{"id":4245,"date":"2014-11-04T11:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T11:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rhworldimagery.wordpress.com\/?p=4245"},"modified":"2015-04-02T15:42:38","modified_gmt":"2015-04-02T15:42:38","slug":"fire-festivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/04\/fire-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Britons celebrate Bonfire Night this week (on the 5th of November) originally to mark the day of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, but what other festivals in the world use fire and fireworks?<\/p>\n<p>Rolling of the Tar Barrels, Devon, England (Graham Lawrence\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4246 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/663-604.jpg\" alt=\"Rolling of the Tar Barrels, Ottery St. Mary, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/663-604.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/663-604-369x245.jpg 369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Fire Dance, Viti Levu, Fiji (Michael Snell\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4248 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/767-821.jpg\" alt=\"Fire Dance, Viti Levu, Fiji, Melanesia, Oceana\" width=\"480\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/767-821.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/767-821-370x245.jpg 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Up Helly Aa Fire Festival, Shetlands, Scotland (Adam Woolfitt\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4249 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/508-15110.jpg\" alt=\"Up Helly Aa Fire Festival, Shetlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe\" width=\"480\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/508-15110.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/508-15110-363x245.jpg 363w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fasnact spring carnival fire festival, Liestal, Switzerland (Christian Kober\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4537 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/733-5956.jpg\" alt=\"Fasnact spring carnival fire festival, Liestal, Switzerland, Europe\" width=\"480\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/733-5956.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/733-5956-366x245.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cabalgata del Fuego, the Fire Parade, during the annual Las Fallas festival, Valencia, Spain (Michael Jenner\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4538 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/773-174.jpg\" alt=\"Cabalgata del Fuego, the Fire Parade, during the annual Las Fallas festival, Valencia, Spain, Europe\" width=\"321\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/773-174.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/773-174-164x245.jpg 164w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/773-174-227x340.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sparks rain down on revellers during the Correfoc Fire Run &#8211; part of the annual festival of La Merce \u00a0Barcelona, Spain (Andrew Watson\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4539 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-232994.jpg\" alt=\"Sparks rain down on revellers during the Correfoc Fire Run - part of the annual festival of La Merce  Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain\" width=\"480\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-232994.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-232994-353x245.jpg 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ewige Anbetung fire festival,\u00a0Bavaria, Germany (Cody Duncan\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4540 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-265881.jpg\" alt=\"Pottenstein, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, annual Ewige Anbetung fire festival on the evening of January 6th, 2009\" width=\"480\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-265881.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-265881-369x245.jpg 369w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flower offering, fireworks tribute to`Virgen de los desamparados&#8217;, Fallas festival, Valencia, Spain (Lucas Vallecillos\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4541 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-437195.jpg\" alt=\"Flower offering,Fire works tribute to &#096;Virgen de los desamparados', Fallas festival,San Vicente Martir street,Valencia,Spain\" width=\"480\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-437195.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-437195-379x245.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Burning of the Fallas at the night of &#8216;La Crema&#8217;. Valencia, Spain (Javier Marina\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4542 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-445919.jpg\" alt=\"Burning of the Fallas at the night of 'La Crema'. Valencia, Spain\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-445919.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-445919-163x245.jpg 163w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/817-445919-227x340.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Boeoeg, a doll symbolizing winter, is burned at the Sechselaeuten, Zurich, Switzerland (Thomas Sbampato\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4543 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/832-239508.jpg\" alt=\"The Boeoeg, a doll symbolizing winter, is burned at the Sechselaeuten, traditional festival; the various guilds stand and ride around the fire, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/832-239508.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/832-239508-163x245.jpg 163w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/832-239508-227x340.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fire crackers explode the\u00a0Boeoeg&#8217;s head, marking the end of winter, Zurich, Switzerland\u00a0(Thomas Sbampato\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4544 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/832-239513.jpg\" alt=\"The Boeoeg, a doll symbolizing winter, is burned, fire crackers explode inside the Boeoeg, the explosion of the head marks the end of winter, Sechselaeuten, traditional festival, Zurich, Switzerland, Europe\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/832-239513.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/832-239513-163x245.jpg 163w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/832-239513-227x340.jpg 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hindu Holi Fire Festival at The Zenana Mahal in the City Palace, Udaipur, India (Tim Graham\/Robert Harding)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire festival\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4545 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1161-5273.jpg\" alt=\"Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, 76th Custodian of the House of Mewar, presides at annual Hindu Holi Fire Festival at The Zenana Mahal in the City Palace, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. With him is wife  Maharani Vijaya Laxmi and son  and heir Lakshyaraj\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1161-5273.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/1161-5273-368x245.jpg 368w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See more photos of fireworks <a href=\"http:\/\/www.robertharding.com\/results.php?Search=fire%20festival\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Britons celebrate Bonfire Night this week (on the 5th of November) originally to mark the day of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, but what other [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[208,373,387,388,1073],"class_list":["post-4245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-curiosities","tag-carnival","tag-festival","tag-fire","tag-fireworks","tag-tradition"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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