Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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VICE takes you inside one of the most surreal and extreme traditions on earth, El Salvador's Fireball Festival, to witness the battle of the fireballs firsthand. So just why does this one town in El Salvador gather each year to hurls balls of flame at each other, and what inspired this fiery and frightening tradition? Find out as VICE takes you inside the fire and the flames of the latest Fireball Festival to see the incredible action up close and personal.

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