A hooded figure carries a torch through the darkness during the annual Marsden Imbolc Fire Festival.

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A hooded figure carries a torch through the darkness during the annual Marsden Imbolc Fire Festival. The festival, which was established in the mid 1990's, celebrates the end of winter and coming of spring. Ian Hinchliffe /

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Size: 3798px × 2532px
Location: Marsden, West Yorkshire, England
Photo credit: © Ian Hinchliffe / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: bonfire, england, event, festival, fire, imbolc, marsden, mask, moor, night, pagan, spring, torch, traditional, west, winter, yorkshire