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Fire continues to be a part of many human religions and cultures. For example, it is used in cremation and bonfires; candles are used in various religious ceremonies; eternal flames are used to remind of notable occasions; and the Olympic Flame burns for the duration of the games. In Japanese mythology, Kagu-tsuchi is the god of destructive fire.
The sacred flame was finally extinguished in 394 AD by Theodosius I, during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire on account of the rise of Christianity in the empire. [ 12 ] Modern-day Temple of Vesta
[27] Ovid agreed, saying: "Vesta is the same as the earth; both have the perennial fire: the Earth and the sacred Fire are both symbolic of home." [28] The sacred flames of the hearth were believed to be indispensable for the preservation and continuity of the Roman State: Cicero states it explicitly. The purity of the flames symbolised the ...
The sacred fire of Vesta was a sacred eternal flame in ancient Rome.The Vestal Virgins, originally numbering two, later four, and eventually six, 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 food for certain festivals.
He said: "The Greek priests bring in a lamp – one that has been kept burning for 1,500 years – to produce the Holy Fire. For pilgrims full of faith who come from abroad, it is a fire from Heaven, a true miracle. But not for us." [34]
2nd-century AD Roman statue of a Virgo Vestalis Maxima (National Roman Museum) 1st-century BC (43–39 BC) aureus depicting a seated Vestal Virgin marked vestalis. In ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins or Vestals (Latin: Vestālēs, singular Vestālis [wɛsˈtaːlɪs]) were priestesses of Vesta, virgin goddess of Rome's sacred hearth and its flame.
The Sacred fire of Vesta in ancient Roman religion; Holy Fire, a concept in Orthodox Christianity; The sacred fire in Solomon's Temple; The sacramental Easter Fire; Fire personified as a deity in Indo-European religion: Atar in Zoroastrianism; Agni in Hinduism; Eternal flame modern flames kept permanently alight, on memorials etc.
Butea monosperma is a small-sized dry-season deciduous tree, growing to 15 m (49 ft) tall.It is slow-growing: young trees have a growth rate of a few feet per year. The leaves are pinnate, with an 8–16 cm (3.1–6.3 in) petiole and three leaflets.