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Ethnic festival worships fire god

Updated: 2013-03-15 15:32
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Ethnic festival worships fire god

Axi people dressed as their ancestors dance during a ritual ceremony in Hongwan village of Mile county, Yunan province, March 14, 2013. The Axi, a branch of ethnic Li minority, hold an annual ritual festival worshipping their fire god "Dengmu" on the third day of the second Chinese lunar month. Axi people believe that "Dengmu" first made fire out of wood in their tribe thousands of years ago. Picture taken March 14, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]

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