Taiwanese Celebrate "World's Most Dangerous Fireworks Festival"
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People wearing helmets get sprayed by fire sparks during the Yanshui Beehive Rockets inTainan City, Taiwan. Photo: Getty -
![The Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival is an annual tradition held on the 15th day after the beginning of the Lunar New Year.]()
The Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival is an annual tradition held on the 15th day after the beginning of the Lunar New Year. Photo: Getty -
![A man fires Beehive Rockets during the Beehive Rockets Festival]()
A man fires Beehive Rockets during the Beehive Rockets Festival Photo: Getty -
![For over 130 years the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival has been held in Tainan Ciy and is ranked as the fifth most ...]()
For over 130 years the Yanshui Beehive Fireworks Festival has been held in Tainan Ciy and is ranked as the fifth most dangerous festival in the world. Photo: Getty -
![Located in Yanshui District, participants are geared up with motorcycle helmets, fire-retardant clothing and thick gloves.]()
Located in Yanshui District, participants are geared up with motorcycle helmets, fire-retardant clothing and thick gloves. Photo: Getty -
![People wearing helmets carry statue of Kuan Kung, a Chinese goddess during the Yanshui Beehive Rockets Festival.]()
People wearing helmets carry statue of Kuan Kung, a Chinese goddess during the Yanshui Beehive Rockets Festival. Photo: getty -
![According to Taiwan's Tourism Bureau, the 'beehive fireworks' festival started in the late 1885 as a request to the gods ...]()
According to Taiwan's Tourism Bureau, the 'beehive fireworks' festival started in the late 1885 as a request to the gods to spare Yanshui from a cholera outbreak which was making its way through the villages. Photo: Getty -
![Smoke fills the air at the Yanshui Beehive Rockets Festival.]()
Smoke fills the air at the Yanshui Beehive Rockets Festival. Photo: getty -
![Safe behind glass, onlookers watch and take photographs during the Beehive Rockets Festival in Yanshui District, Tainan ...]()
Safe behind glass, onlookers watch and take photographs during the Beehive Rockets Festival in Yanshui District, Tainan City, Taiwan. Photo: Getty -
![Generations have followed the tradition of placing Beehive firecrackers around the city.]()
Generations have followed the tradition of placing Beehive firecrackers around the city. Photo: Getty -
![This year 40 Beehive firecrackers have been placed around the city, each firing 600,000 shots.]()
This year 40 Beehive firecrackers have been placed around the city, each firing 600,000 shots. Photo: getty -
![The Taiwanese believe the 'baptism of fireworks' gets rid of calamity and troubles while bringing good fortune in the ...]()
The Taiwanese believe the 'baptism of fireworks' gets rid of calamity and troubles while bringing good fortune in the new year. Photo: Getty -
![Beehive Fireworks throw sparks over the crowd.]()
Beehive Fireworks throw sparks over the crowd. Photo: getty -
![Participants, geared up with motorcycle helmets, fire-retardant clothing and thick gloves, are bathed in a shower of sparks.]()
Participants, geared up with motorcycle helmets, fire-retardant clothing and thick gloves, are bathed in a shower of sparks. Photo: getty -
![People light fireworks during the Yanshui Beehive Rockets FestivaL]()
People light fireworks during the Yanshui Beehive Rockets FestivaL Photo: Getty -
![A man hides behind a shield from the hundreds of thousands of fireworks to come.]()
A man hides behind a shield from the hundreds of thousands of fireworks to come. Photo: getty -
![The participants get showered with sparks.]()
The participants get showered with sparks. Photo: getty -
![People hide behind shields from the Beehive Rockets during the Yanshui Beehive Rockets Festival.]()
People hide behind shields from the Beehive Rockets during the Yanshui Beehive Rockets Festival. Photo: Getty -
![A man cleans the fire-rockets off the streets in the aftermath of the festivities, Tainan City, Taiwan.]()
A man cleans the fire-rockets off the streets in the aftermath of the festivities, Tainan City, Taiwan. Photo: getty
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