Sacred fire
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Sacred fire or holy fire may refer to:
religion
popular culture
religion
- any instance of fire worshipFire worshipWorship or deification of fire is known from various religions. Fire has been an important part of human culture since the Lower Paleolithic...
- fire personified in Indo-European religion
- AtarAtarAtar is the Zoroastrian concept of holy fire, sometimes described in abstract terms as "burning and unburning fire" or "visible and invisible fire" ....
in Zoroastrianism - AgniAgniAgni is a Hindu deity, one of the most important of the Vedic gods. He is the god of fire and the acceptor of sacrifices. The sacrifices made to Agni go to the deities because Agni is a messenger from and to the other gods...
in Vedic religion and Hinduism
- Atar
- Sacred fire of VestaSacred fire of VestaThe sacred fire of Vesta was a holy fire in Ancient Rome. The Vestal Virgins were selected by lot and served for thirty years, tending the holy fire and performing other rituals connected to domestic life—among them were the ritual sweeping of the temple on June 15 and the preparation of...
in Roman polytheism - Holy FireHoly FireThe Holy Fire is described by Orthodox Christians as a miracle that occurs every year at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Holy Saturday, the day preceding Orthodox Easter. It is considered by many to be the longest-attested annual miracle in the Christian world...
, a concept in Orthodox Christianity - The sacred fire in Solomon's TempleSolomon's TempleSolomon's Temple, also known as the First Temple, was the main temple in ancient Jerusalem, on the Temple Mount , before its destruction by Nebuchadnezzar II after the Siege of Jerusalem of 587 BCE....
popular culture
- Sacred Fire: Live in South AmericaSacred Fire: Live in South AmericaSacred Fire: Live in South America is an album by Santana, released in 1993. This album is dedicated to the life of Cesar Chavez.There is also a video of this album, by the same name, featuring additional songs not featured on the album...
an album by Santana (band)Santana (band)Santana is a rock band based around guitarist Carlos Santana and founded in the late 1960s. It first came to public attention after their performing the song "Soul Sacrifice" at the Woodstock Festival in 1969, when their Latin rock provided a contrast to other acts on the bill... - a Dragonlance novel by Chris PiersonChris PiersonChris Pierson is a computer game designer as well as an author of several books in the Dragonlance saga. He has created many books for the series....
- Holy Fire (novel), a novel by Bruce Sterling
- The Holy FireThe Holy FireThe Holy Fire is an indie rock band from Detroit, Michigan.-History:The Holy Fire was formed in 2004 after a studio session that produced the group's debut self-titled EP.In 2006, The Holy Fire signed to southern California indie label The Militia Group...
, an indie rock band- The Holy Fire (EP)The Holy Fire (EP)The Holy Fire is the self-titled debut EP by American rock band The Holy Fire and was originally released in 2004.-Track listing:#"Lift Off Message"#"In Signs"#"Sleeping, Screaming Boy"#"I Heard Your Song"#"Outside the Mercury"#"Lehman's Lament"...
, an EP by the eponymous band
- The Holy Fire (EP)