fire ritual
Sacred burning rite
A fire ritual is a ceremonial practice involving fire as a central element, often for spiritual purification, sacrifice, or transformation.
Found across many religious and cultural traditions—from Hindu yajna to pagan bonfires—fire rituals typically involve offerings placed into flames, chanting, or meditative focus on the fire itself.
The shaman led a fire ritual at the summer solstice.
- bonfireLarge outdoor fire
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- sacredWorthy of reverence
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- eternal flameContinuously burning memorial light
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- ritualsceremony, sacrament, blessing, prayer, baptism
- ancient riteshuman sacrifice, animal sacrifice, blood sacrifice, burnt offering, burnt offerings
- Fire Festivalsbonfire, torch parade, effigy burning, Beltane, Burning Man
- religious ritualspuja, darshan, aarti, incense burning, prostration
- sacred firesacred flame, burnt offering, agni, Zoroastrianism, Vesta
- sun worshipsun god, sun goddess, sun worship, sun temple, Ra