Fire Jumping

Fire dancing is a typical festival of the Pa Then people, usually held on the 16th day of the first lunar month every year to thank the gods for a year of good crops, a prosperous life, and healthy villagers without illness.

Author Thanh Bui with the work " Fire Jumping ".

Place of composition: Chiem Hoa Commune, Tuyen Quang , Vietnam

Introduction: Dancing in the glowing coals in the Fire Dance Festival of the Pa Then people in Chiem Hoa (Tuyen Quang) is a primitive belief, a belief in the world of gods and supernatural powers. According to the custom of early spring, the shamans in the village will hold a Fire Dance (fire-ballooning) ceremony to recruit students and pass on the shaman profession.

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