Country El Salvador Elevation 456 m Population 35,966 (2007) | Area 83.4 km² Local time Thursday 9:54 AM | |
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Department San Salvador Department Weather 28°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 27% Humidity | ||
El salvador nejapa annual fire ball war festival
Nejapa is a municipality in the San Salvador department of El Salvador.
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- El salvador nejapa annual fire ball war festival
- Map of Nejapa El Salvador
- Las Bolas De Fuego
- References
Map of Nejapa, El Salvador
El salvador nejapa annual fire ball war festival
Las Bolas De Fuego
One of the major traditions of Nejapa is Las Bolas De Fuego ("Balls of Fire"), celebrated August 31st. The celebration has two origins, one historical and the other religious. The historical version explains that the local volcano El Playon erupted in November, 1658 and forced the villagers of the old Nejapa village (known as Nixapa) to flee and settle at its current location. The religious version explains how San Jeronimo fought the Devil with balls of fire.
References
Nejapa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA