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Each May in the small Greek village of Lagadas, a group of celebrants upholds a three-day tradition that incorporates a range of age-old rites. Burning coal is scattered on the floor in preparation ...

From the Druids to the Native Americans to the Christians, fire has served as a portal from the earth to the heavens. The golden flame represents the Divine Light. The swirling smoke sends prayers to ...

"Volume based on papers presented at the Pre-Columbian Studies symposium "Smoke, Flames, and the Human Body in Mesoamerican Ritual Practice," held at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, ...

JERUSALEM – Thousands of Christians lit candles and torches from a flame that emerged from the tomb of Jesus in a Jerusalem church Saturday as they conducted an ancient fire ritual that celebrates the ...