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The document describes a fire-walking ceremony called the Umu Ti performed by priests on the island of Ralatea in French Polynesia. Scientists have claimed fire-walking is physically impossible but the ceremony continues. During the ceremony, participants walk barefoot across hot stones that have been heated for days by an intense fire. Some skeptical visitors have participated without injury. The mystery of how participants avoid burns has never been fully explained. The ceremony is an important cultural t

Author

Gil D. Ramos

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