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Fire and tradition: A trip to the Baining Firedance in Papua New Guinea

Feuer und Tradition: Eine Reise zum Baining Firedance in Papua-Neuguinea 4. September 2024 During my travels to Papua New Guinea, I had the special opportunity to experience and document the Baining Fire Dance – one of the most impressive traditions of the Baining tribes on the island of New Britain. This dance is much more than a spectacle. It is a deeply rooted ritual that expresses the culture and spirituality of the Baining in an intense interplay of fire and […]

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