During the fire festival, souls of the dead wander the Earth and are free to return to the mortal world until dawn.

An annual fire walking festival is held there each year, this year on Sept. 24.

'How long have these fire festivals been going on?'

Two descriptions of the fire festival in Victorian times follow below:

Throughout Europe there are similar fire festivals held on the 23rd and 24 June.

The fire festival is held on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month each year.

"Its true origins are in the fire festivals of the prehistoric peoples of Europe."

Annual fire festivals are held here in her honor.

Mortals have ancient fire festivals in the middle of winter to reassure themselves that the sun will return soon.

Though such fire festivals were once popular, few remain.