The term refers to both the communal dance and the specific ritualistic steps taken over the fire:
: It is a prayer for health, well-being, and fertility for the village. nestinarsko_xoro
(or Nestinarsko Xoro ) is a ritualistic Bulgarian line dance performed as part of the Nestinarstvo fire-walking tradition . This ancient rite, inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity , involves dancers moving barefoot across glowing embers in a state of religious trance. The Ritual and Tradition The term refers to both the communal dance