Hiwatari Matsuri, JapanIt involves burning of prayer stickscalled ‘goma’ with Shugendo priestswalking over the burning embers.2 Tar Barrel, EnglandParticipants light barrels outsidepubs and hoist them on their backsand run through the streets.3 Las Fallas, SpainIt involves burning of thefire-cracker stuffed ‘ninots’ oreffigies made of wood and othercombustible products.