* Naga fireballs

* Naga fireballs

* Naga fireballs

The phenomenon known as the Naga fireballs, in which glowing egg-sized balls rise out of the Mekong river, is most often reported around the night of Wan Awk Pansa.

An English-language translation of a Thai report on Bang Fai Phaya Nark Naga fireballs at Nong Khai gives essentially the same myth ( without the hornets and wow ) from Thai folk: The knowledge of Thai life-style.

The Naga fireballs (; ), also referred to as Mekong lights, are a phenomenon seen in the Mekong river — in Thailand ( Nong Khai province in Isan ) and in Laos ( Vientiane Province )— in which glowing balls rise from the water high into the air.

The festival related to the observation of Naga fireballs gained popularity in the 1990s and is named Bang Fai Phaya Nark festival.

* English translation of Thai report on Bang Fai Phaya Nark ( Naga fireballs ), which gives the myth associated with the phenomenon, as well as a scientific explanation.

In more recent years, Nong Khai has become a popular destination, with full Tourism Authority of Thailand: th: การท ่ องเท ี่ ยวแห ่ งประเทศไทย and local backing, during the Buddhist Lent festival when mysterious balls of light, or Naga fireballs, rise from the Mekong river.

The Greeks, the Pacific Ocean peoples, the Naga people and several ascetic groups within various major religions have at times worn their hair in locks, including the monks of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the Nazirites of Judaism, Qalandari Sufi's the Sadhus of Hinduism, and the Dervishes of Islam among others.

Schuessler ( 2007: 211 ) also suggests a likely connection between Chinese tiān 天, diān 巔 " summit, mountaintop ", and diān 顛 " summit, top of the head, forehead ", which have cognates such as Naga tiŋ " sky ".

Two new auxiliary races, the Naga and Draenei, have also been added.

A lush jungle world, the Protoss are the only intelligent life to have evolved on the planet, though the process was enhanced and sped up by the Xel ' Naga.

The Ateneo de Davao University joins five other universities in the Philippines that have been granted with such accreditation namely, Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo de Naga University, Centro Escolar University, Silliman University and Trinity University of Asia.

The Ateneo de Davao University joins five other universities in the Philippines that have been granted with such accreditation namely, Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo de Naga University, Centro Escolar University, Trinity University of Asia, and Silliman University.

In Blizzard Entertainment's universe of Starcraft, the Xel ' Naga are beings who are said to have been responsible for the creation of all of the sentient beings in the universe and nurturing their civilizations.

* United Kingdom-Two of the hottest chilis in the world, the Naga Viper and Infinity chili were developed in the United Kingdom and are available as sauces which have been claimed to be the hottest natural chili sauces ( without added pepper extract ) available in the world ( The Naga Viper and Infinity were considered the hottest two chili peppers in the world until the Naga Viper was unseated by the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion in late 2011.

Even some of the Naga Tribes in India have Resemblance in Language with Zo and even in Cultural Origins.

Each Naga tribe has its own dance, but they have a common feature.

Hindu and Buddhist kings are said to have ruled the area for a long time, Later on Gonds overtook Mana Naga Chiefs who ruled Chanda around 9th century and Gond Kings ruled the area till 1751 after which Maratha period started.

Much of the tribal population consists of the Naga related Nocte, Konyak and Wancho, who traditionally followed Hinduism and Animism, although most of them have converted to Christianity.

Until 1991, human headhunting was practiced among the Naga tribes, and both the government and missionaries have taken steps to ban the practice of headhunting, which is now restricted to animals.

From the arrival of the British till date, the Naga hills have been an area of constant strife and turmoil.

The model of detached nuclear families, as distinguished from tribal villages, is becoming widespread among the Naga people as they have greater intercourse with the modern world.

The petitio dated 1685 of Bishop Andres Gonzales of Nueva Caceres, Naga City requesting the king of Spain to have Masbater and the Pueblo of Catanauan assigned to Recollect Order was reflective of the early creation of Catanauan.

With the ascension of the Naga to a ruling position in the Empire, they have begun to worship a pantheon of beings from another plane known as the Varn.

Causeways have long balustrades formed by bodies of the seven-headed Naga serpent.

Manikeswari ( the goddess of Manikya ), the clan deity of the Naga kings of Kalahandi may have also necessitated the adoption of the name.

Headhunting has been a practice among the Naga tribes of India and Myanmar.

* The authenticity of this ancient story as a tradition is confirmed by the fact that it has been found not only among the Karen, but also, with variations, among the Kachins, Was, Akhas, Lisus, and even the Mizo and Naga tribes of northeastern India.

While it had been surveyed for Confederate archive purposes, it was thought to be a place of little importance until a Xel ' Naga temple, similar to the one on Bhekar Ro, was discovered there a number of years after the Brood War.

The Xel ' Naga are beings of supposedly unsurpassed wisdom and power, though it has been noted that the Zerg became uncontrollable for them and decimated their fleets.

The earth had been spread out on the head of Naga Padoha, the dragon of the underworld who lived in the water.

Of late, Tirap has also been a major target for the NSCN, a Naga rebel group who aims for creation of Greater Nagaland, using military force.

This means that there has never been an official BESM writeup for Naga the Serpent, a popular character who does not appear in the television series.

Naga also has agricultural as a base of the economy because of its vast cornfields, ricefields, and water lily farms all over the city.

The Ateneo de Davao Library System is connected to the library system of its sister schools all over the Philippines namely the Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo de Naga University, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, and the Ateneo de Cagayan University ( Xavier University ).

Davies and several others, including Eric Sevareid and a Chinese general, were flying from India to Chongqing in 1944 when the plane developed engine trouble and the occupants were forced to bail out over the Burmese jungle, in an area inhabited by the Naga headhunters.

It approximately 25 kilometers southwest of Naga City.

It is approximately 501 kilometers away from Metro Manila ; 95 kilometers from the municipality of Pili, where the seat of the provincial government and the Pili Domestic Airport are located ; and 110 kilometers away from Naga City, the heart of Bicol.

Out of the numerous unique identities of the Nagas, the most unique traditional items that can be found in almost all of the Naga tribes and that distinctly separate Nagas from the other tribals are the Conical red headgear decorated with wild-boar canine teeth and white-black Hornbill feathers, the spear with the shaft decorated with red-black hairs and the unique Dao with broad blade and long handle.