Inside El Salvador's Terrifying Fireball Festival

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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. Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: h

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