آتش تطهیر

Also known as Wild-fire

thumb|300px|A drawing of a need-fire being kindled with a large Fire drill (tool)|fire drill. thumb|300px|A modern Rodnovery need-fire drill in Russia In European folklore, a need-fire (; , , , ) is a fire kindled by friction, which is lit in a ritual and used as protective magic against murrain (infectious diseases affecting cattle), plague and witchcraft. It was a tradition in parts of Europe, practiced by Germanic, Gaelic and Slavic peoples until the 19th century, and by Albanians until the 20th century.