THE FIREWALKERS OF BEQA.—Beqa is one of the Fijian group of islands. It is pronounced “Benga” and is sometimes spelt “Mbengga.” The natives of this island have the peculiar power of walking, barefooted, on white-hot stones. A pit is dug and filled with huge blocks of stone and with wood. The wood is lighted and kept burning for 12 hours. . By the time the moment arrives for the demonstration the stones are white-hot. The natives then step from stone to stone, circumnavigating the pit, without showing the slightest symptom of distress. This tribal power or secret is passed from one generation to another.
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Evening Star, Issue 20346, 30 November 1929, Page 7
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103THE FIREWALKERS OF BEQA.—Beqa is one of the Fijian group of islands. It is pronounced “Benga” and is sometimes spelt “Mbengga.” The natives of this island have the peculiar power of walking, barefooted, on white-hot stones. A pit is dug and filled with huge blocks of stone and with wood. The wood is lighted and kept burning for 12 hours. . By the time the moment arrives for the demonstration the stones are white-hot. The natives then step from stone to stone, circumnavigating the pit, without showing the slightest symptom of distress. This tribal power or secret is passed from one generation to another. Evening Star, Issue 20346, 30 November 1929, Page 7
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