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Firewalking

Firewalking is the act of walking barefoot over a bed of hot embers or stones.

Firewalking has been practised by many people and cultures in all parts of the world, with the earliest known reference dating back to Iron Age India – c. 1200 BC.) It is often used as a rite of passage, as a test of an individual's strength and courage, or in religion as a test of one's faith.

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