FIRE WALKING

Firewalking is the act of walking barefoot over a bed of hot embers or stones. It has a long history in many cultures as a test or proof of faith, and is also used in modern motivational seminars and fund-raising events.Firewalking is practiced

• by a various clans in the Fijian Islands
• by the followers of Shia sect in Islam on the 9th and 10th days of the Muharram (First Month in the Islamic Calendar), to mourn the death of Hussain Who was the son of Hazrat Ali and Sayyeda Fatima (The daughter of Muhammad)
• by Eastern Orthodox Christians in parts of Greece (see Anastenaria) and Bulgaria (see nestinarstvo), during some popular religious feasts.[1] [2]
• by fakirs and similar persons,
• !Kung Bushmen of the African Kalahari desert have practiced firewalking since their tribal beginnings. (The !Kung use fire in their healing ceremonies.)
• by (mainly) Hindu Indians in South Asia and their diaspora in South Africa, Malaysia and Singapore who celebrate the Thimithi festival
• by little girls in Bali in a ceremony called Sanghyang dedari, in which the girls are said to be possessed by beneficent spirits. [1]
• by Japanese Taoists and Buddhists
• by tribes throughout Polynesia and documented in scientific journal (with pictures and chants) between 1893-1953. [2] [3]
• in management seminars and motivational seminars as in the case of Alan Lowis, Peggy Dylan, Tolly Burkan, Martin Sterling, Blaze Firewalking, Motivation In Business, Anthony Robbins, Stu Wilde, Fred Shadian, Charles Horton, Kevin Montes,Scott Bell,Vincent j Kellsey.

Walking on fire has existed for several thousand years, with records dating back to 1200 B.C.[3] Cultures across the globe, from Greece to China, used firewalking for rites of healing, initiation, and faith.[3] Firewalking became popular in America during the 1970s when author Tolly Burkan began a campaign to demystify the practice. He offered evening firewalking courses that were open to anyone in the general public. The demand for firewalking classes became so great that in 1984 Burkan began training instructors.[4] Recently, in the United States, firewalking is used by businesses to build teamwork and as a so-called alternative health remedy.[3]