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Bergfeuer Ehrwald (Mountain Fires), view to mountain Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze: Every year on the weekend around St. John s Day (summer solstice, June 21), the imposing mountain scenery surrounding the Ehrwald-Lermoos-Biberwier valley basin is transformed into a unique experience during the traditional solstice fires, with the laying out of large figures made from thousands of incendiary devices. The figures range from Christian symbolism and motifs from the flora and fauna to depictions of complex images. Additional laying out of chains of fire along the mountain ridges. Ehrwald Tiroler Zugspitz Arena Tirol, Tyrol Austria

Bergfeuer Ehrwald (Mountain Fires), view to mountain Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze: Every year on the weekend around St. John s Day (summer solstice, June 21), the imposing mountain scenery surrounding the Ehrwald-Lermoos-Biberwier valley basin is transformed into a unique experience during the traditional solstice fires, with the laying out of large figures made from thousands of incendiary devices. The figures range from Christian symbolism and motifs from the flora and fauna to depictions of complex images. Additional laying out of chains of fire along the mountain ridges. Ehrwald Tiroler Zugspitz Arena Tirol, Tyrol Austria

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Credit: Volker Preußer

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Recording Date: Jun 21, 2025

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Bergfeuer Ehrwald (Mountain Fires), view to mountain Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze: Every year on the weekend around St. John s Day (summer solstice, June 21), the imposing mountain scenery surrounding the Ehrwald-Lermoos-Biberwier valley basin is transformed into a unique experience during the traditional solstice fires, with the laying out of large figures made from thousands of incendiary devices. The figures range from Christian symbolism and motifs from the flora and fauna to depictions of complex images. Additional laying out of chains of fire along the mountain ridges. Ehrwald Tiroler Zugspitz Arena Tirol, Tyrol Austria

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