Category:Bonfires

Articles related to bonfires, large and controlled outdoor fires, used for waste disposal or as part of a religious feast, such as Saint John's Eve. In many regions of continental Europe, bonfires are made traditionally on 24 June, the solemnity of John the Baptist, as well as on Saturday night before Easter. Bonfires are also a feature of Walpurgis Night in Central Europe and Northern Europe, and the celebrations on the eve of St. John's 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 Eve and to a lesser degree in Easter.