In this April 5, 2015 photo, young aspiring Sri Lankan fireball performers hold torches and attend a rehearsal at Walpola, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Fireball performers, as they are called now in Sri Lanka’s religious and cultural pageants, primarily had the task of lighting up streets by holding torches but later turned from light-givers to performers, their torches being re-crafted and their movements choreographed to produce an epic and unforgettable spectacle. Every year around 15 children of around 10 years of age join the group of aspirants and are taught everything they need to know from preparing and repairing the torches, to all the moves and most importantly how to dance in unison with each other. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)