Definition of Bonfires. Meaning of Bonfires. Synonyms of Bonfires

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Definition of Bonfires

Bonfire
Bonfire Bon"fire`, n. [OE. bonefire, banefire, orig. a fire of bones; bone + fire; but cf. also Prov. E. bun a dry stalk.] A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of public joy and exultation, or for amusement. Full soon by bonfire and by bell, We learnt our liege was passing well. --Gay.

Meaning of Bonfires from wikipedia

- Day in Spain. In Sweden bonfires are lit on Walpurgis Night celebrations on the last day of April. In Finland and Norway bonfires are tradition on Midsummer...
- Look up bonfire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A bonfire is a large, controlled outdoor fire. It may also refer to: Bonfire (band), a German heavy...
- Bonfire Night is a name given to various yearly events marked by bonfires and fireworks. These include Guy Fawkes Night (5 November) in Great Britain;...
- Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain, involving bonfires and fireworks...
- around the tradition says that the bonfires were made to light a path for Papa Noel. Others have explained the bonfire tradition as being for the purpose...
- Bonfire of Teenagers is an unreleased studio album by English singer Morrissey. Described by the singer as "the best album of [his] life", Bonfire of Teenagers...
- Bonfire (originally Ca****en) is a German hard rock/heavy metal band, founded by Hans Ziller in Ingolstadt, Upper Bavaria in 1972. In 1986, the band changed...
- paintings and sculptures. Although often ****ociated with Savonarola, such bonfires had been a common accompaniment to the outdoor sermons of San Bernardino...
- festival, huge bonfires, which should be lighted by striking two flints together, blaze on all the hills and knolls." Walpurgis bonfires are part of a...
- against controversial bonfires. In 2021, there were about 250 Eleventh Night bonfires. Like The Twelfth, the Eleventh Night bonfires celebrate the Glorious...