January 10, 1965 (Jiachen eighth day of the twelfth lunar month), the the R��union island's residents to celebrate the sugar section. Reunion of almost all economic

more than a century, the sugar industry. Sugarcane acreage accounted for more than half of the arable land. More than 70% of the population is engaged in sugar cane plantations. People participating in the closing ceremony of the sugar section, must be barefoot across hot stones 7 meters long "carpet". It is said that the origins of the ancient rituals of the West Indies has been going on for hundreds of years.