Fireside Cultural Rituals

Vivid scenes of community gatherings around bonfires, celebrating cultural rituals and festivals, expressing warmth and tradition amidst night skies.

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

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

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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

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.

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

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

Bonfire on on Walpurgis night, Stockholm, Sweden.

Festival of St. Antonio Fire, Castelletto di Cuggiono (Milan, Italy)

Alicante, 06/24/2015. Cream of the Bonfires of Saint John in Alicante. Photo: Juan Carlos Soler Archdc.

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

Easter vigil, Paris, Ile de France, France, Europe

Floating lanterns ceremony or Yeepeng ceremony, traditional Lanna Buddhist ceremony in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Floating lanterns ceremony or Yeepeng ceremony, traditional Lanna Buddhist ceremony in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Young Boy Dressed As A Smuggler With Torch On The United Grand Procession In Front Of Monks With Banners And Burning Crosses, Bonfire Night, Lewes, Ea...

Alicante, 06/24/2015. Cream of the Bonfires of Saint John in Alicante. Photo: Juan Carlos Soler Archdc.

Tiki tourches at a luau

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Man emitting fire from his mouth, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India MR 786T Copyright: xMohammedxSharif/DinodiaxPhotox

Alicante, 06/24/2015. Cream of the Bonfires of Saint John in Alicante. Photo: Juan Carlos Soler Archdc.

Baradi, Bangladesh - 06 November 2021: View of rows of people illuminated by the warm glow of candles, creating a serene and spiritual atmosphere.

Christmas Eve Fia-Faia Festival in Baga.

A Klan rally in the mid-1960's, in North Carolina. This rally invited the public to hear how KKK was going to stop black people from taking the jobs in the Carolina textile mills.

Klausen mask with burning horns and trident in the dark, Erkheimer Klausen, Unterallgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Floating lantern

Fire, Holi festival, Bombay Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Klausen mask with burning horns and trident in the dark, Erkheimer Klausen, Unterallgaeu, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

England, Devon, Ottery St Mary. Rolling of the tar barrels in Ottery St Mary in Devon.

Bolivia, Andes, Tiwanaku, Copacabana, Fireworks in celebration of the Virgin of Candelaria, Empires of the Sun

S-754.jpg Fire devils dance in Llucmajor - Sant Antoni-, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 23342204

Fire torches, kerala, india Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Witches' bonfire in Steina

CHIANGMAI THAILAND - NOVEMBER 18 : Loy Krathong festival, celebrate the Loy Krathong festival on November 18, 2013 in Chiangmai, Thailand

Large bonfire burning wood in the marsa alam desert at night, creating warm light and sparks against the dark sky

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 16 November 2019: View of a sea of devotees bathed in warm, vibrant light, their faces illuminated by countless candles at ground level.

Chinese New Year in Nanjing, China

Witches' bonfire in Steina

Indonesia, Bali, Wayan Kulit shadow puppets, orange fire A63G

People dressed as monks from Southover Bonfire Society walking in procession down street carrying burning crosses to commemorate 17 protestant martyrs...

Historical cortege. Feste Vigiliane. Trento. Trentino Alto Adige. Italy. (Photo by: Marco Simonini/REDA&CO/UIG)

A crowd surrounding a big fire

Floating lantern

firework Diwali, India, Asia Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Burning "Winter" at the end of the Tuesday procession of the Busojaras Spring festival, Mohacs, Hungary, Europe

Under the hut in a camp of Pygmies BaakaCameroon

Correfoc, Festa del Santa Tecla, Sitges, Costa del Garraf, Catalonia, Spain

Statue of Tripurasura Statue of Tripurasura, Tripurasura is a collective name given to the three Hindu demons Vidyunmali, Tarakaksha and Viryavana, who were sons of the demon Tarakasur. Copyright: xZoonar.com/yogeshxmorex 6966813

13th mountain procession with mountain devotion to the Festival of Lights in Bergiesshuebel

Aerial view of a temple bathed in golden light, surrounded by devotees holding flickering candles, a scene of serene devotion and vibrant illumination, Narayanganj, Bangladesh.

Monkey god Hanuman between flames, performance of the classic Balinese Kecak Dance in Uluwatu Temple, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Solstice bonfire on Mt. Wallberg near Tegernsee (Tegern Lake), Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Bearer of the Iffelen at the traditional Klausjagen, Klaus parade 2023, St. Nicholas custom, Kuessnacht am Rigi, Canton Schwyz, Switzerland, Europe

Burgos, 06/24/2013.St. John's Bonfire.

Priest performing aarti, keshi ghat, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Lamphun, Thailand - November 22, 2018: Peoples and Tourists release Khom loy, hot-air balloon paper, to the sky in Yee Peng Festival at "Wat Doi Ti", Lamphun, Thailand.

Sonargaon, Bangladesh - 05 November 2022: Aerial view of people praying and worshipping at Sri Bramhachar temple for Hindu fasting festival.

Cemetary decorated with candles for All Saints Day at night

Floating lanterns ceremony or Yeepeng ceremony, traditional Lanna Buddhist ceremony in Chiang Mai, Thailand

Fireworks at the Wallhalla Hall of Fame and Honor, Donaustauf, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

May fire, the traditional Walpurgis Night, organised by the volunteer fire brigade, Odderade, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Fire Cracker Diwali festival Pune Maharashtra India Asia Oct 2011 Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

HONG KONG - PROTEST - WALK FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTSManifestation de 800 000 personnes à Hong Kong pour la journée mondiale des Droits de l'Homme.HONG KONG - PROTEST - WALK FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTSDemonstration of 800,000 people in Hong Kong for World Human Rights Day.

Kecak dance, Pura Dalem Temple, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

Water-drawing ceremony

Onisube, Japan - 07 January 2020: View of the blazing Onisube Fire Festival at Dazaifu, where men in traditional attire tend to the bonfire, sparks dancing against the night sky.

Glowing paper lanterns illuminate the night sky during the Pingxi sky lantern festival in Taiwan

Monks lighting khom loy lanterns for Loi Krathong festival.

Tenjin Festival

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

Pilgrims gather at the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati rivers to take a holy dip during the Ardh Kumbh Mela, one of the world s largest religious festivals at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

The Temple, Abbots Ripton, United Kingdom. Architect: Andrew T Cross, 2013. Detail of lit-up structure with visitor.

Burning of a dead person according to Hindu ritual, Bali, Ubud, Indonesia, Asia

Lantern Lighting

The final fireworks. Sanjoaninas religious and folk festival, the biggest festival in the Azores, Portugal. (Editorial Use Only)

Incense waving altar boys during the Corpus Christi procession, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

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

Religious gathering at Wong Tai Sin Temple, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China

Closeup on scary Halloween decorations, eerie glowing carved pumpkin, eldritch spiders, cross and burning fire on graveyard, uncanny holiday night

The sarcophagi containing the bones or bodies of the deceased are burnt during the cremation ceremony (Ngaben), Ubud, Bali, Indonesia, Asia

13th mountain procession with mountain devotion to the Festival of Lights in Bergiesshuebel

Bonfire Societies Marching Through The Streets Of Seaford With Effigy Of Alfred The Great, East Sussex, Uk

Archbishop leading procession from Barcombe Bonfire Society through village; East Sussex, UK

GONDAR, ETHIOPIA - JAN 19, 2019: People praying the night before Timkat festival at Fasilides Bath in Gondar, Ethiopia People gathering at Timkat festival at Fasilides Bath in Gondar, Ethiopia Gondar Ethiopia *** GONDAR, ÄTHIOPIEN JAN 19, 2019 Menschen beten am Abend vor dem Timkat-Fest im Fasilides-Bad in Gondar, Äthiopien Menschen versammeln sich beim Timkat-Fest im Fasilides-Bad in Gondar, Äthiopien Gondar Äthiopien Copyright: xoffenberggmx.dex

Easter fire celebrations, torch swinging of the Poskebrueder, Attendorn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Chiang Mai, Thailand - November 2, 2016: Thai mourners hold candles and pray for the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Royal Park Rajapruek, Chiang Mai, Thailand on November 2, 2016.

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)

Yamabushi use water to control the fire and smoke development, Kyoto, Japan, Asia

Man with banner dressed as monk from Southover Bonfire Society walking in procession of Nevill Junior Bonfire Night; Lewes, East Sussex, England, UK

People releasing a Kongming lantern or sky lantern for luck during the Loi Krathong or Loy Gratong Festival, Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

campfire at ganga sagar kolkata west bengal India Asia

Hamar villagers perform a dance in the dark, illuminated by car headlights, near their village in Ethiopia's Omo river region, Africa

13th mountain procession with mountain devotion to the Festival of Lights in Bergiesshuebel

Fireworks during the patron saint festivities Fireworks during the patron saint festivities, Santo Tomás Chichicastenango, Republic of Guatemala, Central America Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22072732

Percht at Perchtenlauf Krampus run, Krampus run, mask procession Bärnbach region Graz Styria, Styria Austria

Ritual ceremony, fire dance, night shot, Viti Levu, Fiji, South Pacific Ocean, Oceania

Santa Maria del Tule, Mexico - 03 November 2023: View of a surreal scene at Day of the Death cementary with a person in a rabbit mask amid a blizzard of soap suds.

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

13th mountain procession with mountain devotion to the Festival of Lights in Bergiesshuebel

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