AP - Fri Mar 3, 9:12 AM ET
A flamethrower from the Yi minority in Xiyi, in Southwest China's
Yunnan Province, performs at the annual fire worship festival
Thursday March 2, 2006. The Yi minority hold the Fire Worship
Festival to honor a legendary ancestor, Mu Deng, who taught them to
spark fire. Mu Deng is regarded as the god of fire and is worshiped
by the Yi minority. During the Fire Worship Festival, people hold
sacred ceremonies, dance and jump over the fire to expel the evil
spirits, and pray for good luck and prosperity. (AP Photo/Color
China Photo)
