Fire Knife Festival

The intriguing Fire Knife Festival is staged in conjunction with the much more well-known Samoa Festival, which takes place in May. The tournament is hosted at the Polynesian Cultural Center and is open to both adults and students in high school. Of course, various traditional cultural displays can be found throughout the festival. Fire Knife Festival is one of the most famous festivals in Samoa.

A ancient Samoan cultural item, the flaming knife is used in ceremonial dances. It was originally made out of a machete with towels wrapped around both ends and a part of the blade exposed in the middle. Tribal fire knife dancers spin the knife and do other acrobatic acts while dancing. During the dances, the towels are lit on fire, hence the name.

Date: May