The Fire Jumping Festival is a unique cultural activity of the Pa Then ethnic minority in Vietnam. The Fire Jumping Festival is usually held in the first lunar month every year to thank the gods for a year of good crops, a prosperous life, and healthy villagers without illness.

The Pa Then people are an ethnic minority in the North, with a population of about 3,700 people as of 2020, living mainly in the two provinces of Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang. The Fire Jumping Festival of the Pa Then people is a primitive belief, a belief in the world of gods and supernatural powers. According to the custom of early Spring, the shamans in the village will hold a Fire Jumping (fire-ballooning) ceremony to recruit students, pass on the shaman profession, and represent the community to thank the gods.
The ceremony is held in a large communal yard in the village and is divided into two parts: the worshiping ceremony before sunset lasts about 3-4 hours and the fire dancing after dark lasts about 1 hour. The festival begins with the Pa Then shaman performing a ceremony to pray to the gods. The offerings include an incense bowl, a wooden instrument, a chicken, 5 cups of wine, and paper money. When the shaman beats the instrument and performs the ceremony, the fire dancing participants will sit opposite the shaman and be "possessed" and are only for men.

The second part is the fire dancing ceremony which takes place from sunset. At this time, a large fire has been lit and burned into red hot coals nearby. The fire dancing participants will take turns jumping into the pile of hot coals, using both their bare hands and feet to break the fire until it dies out. When jumping, they close their eyes and rush into the fire. Therefore, after jumping into the fire, their limbs are not burned, hurt or scratched. The climax of the fire dancing festival is when the shaman's whole body shakes, throwing himself into the blazing fire.
The fire dancing festival plays an extremely important role in the spiritual life of the Pa Then people. The Pa Then people believe that fire dancing is a ritual to welcome the gods to earth to celebrate with the village, blessing the people with good health, good harvests, and favorable weather. In addition, the Pa Then people believe that fire dancing will increase the strength and endurance of the villagers to overcome the harshness of nature and work to create wealth. Shamans or those who are learning the profession of worship are also believed to become exceptionally intelligent after each time participating in the festival.