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El Salvador fireball festival soaks 3,000 balls in gasoline
Organizers say the Nejapa festival, held every August thirty-first, soaks about three thousand balls in gasoline for two months; a participant admits it is perhaps dangerous.
On air: Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo: “25 Weird and Wild Traditions and Customs We Need to Adopt Here in the West”, with reporting from Viory, TCS Ahora, Wikipedia and Garfors.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, November 2, 2026, at 4:35 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Gloria Vance.
- BBN covered this story before: US greenlights El Salvador's troop surge into Haiti (November 2).
The real story
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- Yahoo25 Weird and Wild Traditions and Customs We Need to Adopt Here in the West
- VioryFight fire with fire! Hundreds commemorate volcanic eruption at 102nd edition of 'Las Bolas de Fuego' festival in Nejapa September 1, 2024 · facts used on air
- TCS AhoraNejapa se prepara para celebrar el "Las Bolas de Fuego" facts used on air
- WikipediaNejapa facts used on air
- Garfors25 Strange Customs and Traditions Around the World facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Nejapa, El Salvador, every August thirty-first, residents hold a fireball festival, and organizers say about three thousand of them are made.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe balls soak in gasoline for two months. That's spiritually Florida, Gloria, and I'll defend it.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt commemorates a volcanic eruption, and local legend says a saint fought the devil with fireballs. Please find the Florida.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorGasoline, fire, and a saint with a plan. Someone in Tampa has done all three on a Tuesday.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA participant told La Prensa, via RT, it is perhaps a little dangerous because fire is used. Perhaps.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFlorida Man Rating: four alligators.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe festival dates to nineteen twenty-two. Florida has never soaked anything for two months. It lights things the same afternoon.
The story so far
- US greenlights El Salvador's troop surge into Haiti · Semafor
- El Salvador fireball festival soaks 3,000 balls in gasoline (this story)
From the archive: everything BBN aired on Monday, November 2, 2026 · the Weird News archive · all months
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