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Each year, thousands gather to watch the burning of Zozobra.
festivals

How Zozobra Set Alight the Hearts of Santa Fe Residents

Each year on the Friday before Labor Day, this community gathers to let go of its worries—by burning a 50-foot puppet.
Inside Wonderwerk Caves, underground caves and excavation, Kuruman, Northern Cape
South Africa

Wonderwerk Cave

A million years ago, our ancient ancestors were cooking with fire in this cave.
Lake Oswego, Oregon

The Oswego Furnace and Salamanders

A mass of iron named for the fire-dwelling mythological amphibian sits alongside the first west coast iron furnace.
List

12 Unique Approaches to Cooking With Fire

More than your average s'more.
Michelle Cassidy June 14, 2024
End winter with some fiery chaos.
festivals

Spinning Balls of Fire Light Up Spring in This German Town

Plus fireworks, music, and maybe a goddess or two.
Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey April 30, 2024
Baked Alaska, such as this one served at Arnaud's Restaurant in New Orleans, is one of the classic flambéed foods.
food

Flambé Your Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

This retro cooking trend is back.
Anne Ewbank March 4, 2024
Torches are made from trees that were sick, dying, or were felled during winter storms.
festivals

The Italian Town That Welcomes Winter With a Procession of Fire

Every December, thousands of torches transform Agnone into the fire capital of the world.
Asia London Palomba December 13, 2023
Hyde Park Picture House is the last cinema in the world to be lit by gas lamps.
theaters

How to Ensure the Last Gas-Lamp Theater in the World Doesn’t Blow Up

Though safe today, antique lights once posed risks of poisoning, suffocation, asbestos, radioactivity, and explosions.
Jenny Elliott September 7, 2023
Schiphol, Netherlands

FireFly

A solid steel plane designed to catch fire over and over again.
In 2015, this effigy of the Pagan goddess Marzanna met a fiery end.
witchcraft

In Poland, Drowning the Pagan Goddess Marzanna Ushers in Spring

A straw effigy of the winter goddess is burned and then submerged in chilly waters.
Sarah Laskow May 3, 2023
The Martis Peak Lookout.
Kings Beach, California

Martis Peak Lookout

An early 20th-century fire lookout, still in intermittent use, preserves legacy fire-locating equipment.
Bonfires and revelry dominate modern Beltane celebrations, but the origins of the event are more mundane.
astronomy

Beltane Is About More Than Fire and Fertility

The ancient “Celtic” start of summer is rooted in animal husbandry—and it’s not on May 1.
Gemma Tarlach April 28, 2023
St. Louis Park, Minnesota

Lilac Park

Originally built by the Works Progress Administration, this park was recently saved from demolition.
A female orangutan and her three-year-old offspring from Central Kalimantan, Borneo; primatologists found the primates reduced social interaction in the wake of destructive fires.
science

How Orangutans Changed Their Behavior After Devastating Fires

Primatologists found the disaster's effects lingered years after the smoke cleared from Borneo's forests.
Bridget Alex April 5, 2022
The punch is equal parts delicious drink and light show.
holidays

A Brief History of Germany’s Favorite Flaming Punch

How a fiery bowl of booze became a Christmas classic.
Sam O'Brien December 13, 2021
farms

Podcast: Maine’s Burning Blueberry Fields

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 19, 2021
museums

Is This the End of Switzerland’s Chimney Sweep 'Mafia'?

The long history and new face of a sooty industry.
Oriana Pauli October 8, 2021
Beltane Fire Festival.
List

12 Celebrations Where Fire and Fireworks Reign Supreme

The United States isn't the only country that celebrates holidays with a bang.
Jonathan Carey July 2, 2021