While journeying to the Northern Water Tribe, Team Avatar briefly visited this village to learn more about firebending and Fire Nation culture. They secretly participated in a nighttime festival, disguising themselves with dark clothing and masks. However, their cover was blown when Aang used airbending to protect Katara from an aggressive magic act, which he mistakenly thought was a firebending attack. They were forced to flee and, with the help of Chey, were able to escape pursuit from a large battalion of armed guards. As they flew away on Appa, a few fireworks were set off and a pillar was accidentally lit on fire, which the festival crowd mistook as a decorative touch to mark a special event.