Bonfire Night

A Christmas Eve celebration bonfire in Louisiana, United States

Bonfire Night is a name given to various yearly events marked by bonfires and fireworks.[1] These include Guy Fawkes Night (5 November) in Great Britain; All Hallows' Eve (31 October); May Eve (30 April);[2] Midsummer Eve/Saint John's Eve (23 June);[3] the Eleventh Night (11 July) among Northern Ireland Protestants; and the Feast of the Assumption (15 August) among Northern Ireland Catholics.[4]

  1. ^ Rawlinson, Kevin (5 November 2010), "Guy Fawkes vs Diwali: Battle of Bonfire Night", independent.co.uk, retrieved 22 March 2011
  2. ^ Raleigh, David. "Two firefighters injured by mobs while extinguishing May Eve bonfires". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  3. ^ "15,000 to attend family friendly bonfires tonight". Irishexaminer.com. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. ^ Santino, J. (2016). Signs of War and Peace: Social Conflict and the Uses of Symbols in Public in Northern Ireland. Springer. ISBN 978-1-4039-8233-9.

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