Bonfires

Huge bonfires are lit by Protestants in Northern Ireland on July 12 each year, as part of the celebrations of the 1690 Battle of the Boyne. They are made from wooden pallets, tires, and garbage. To the Protestants, these are symbols of identity affirmation; to the Catholics, they symbolize arrogance and humiliation. (Guanajuato International Film Festival)