bonfire
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It is not the first time Moygashel's annual bonfire has hit the headlines over its contentious displays.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The bonfire, in Moygashel in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, has featured other controversial displays in the past.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The culinary equivalent of a beach bonfire right as the sun drops below the horizon.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026
And not just because one of the leading contestants torched himself and his political livelihood in a bonfire of hubris and stupidity.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
She beckons him forward, leading him around the bonfire to the other side of the courtyard.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Outside, bonfires are being lit, cherry pickers are providing moody lighting, and crowds of extras are being marshalled around to create party vibes.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
I wasn’t alone and joined hundreds of others, spending a damp, chilly night trying to keep warm and sleep near one of the bonfires in St. James’s Park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
They mounted double-decker buses and utility poles, waved flags, lit bonfires and danced the Hokey Pokey around a statue of Queen Victoria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
People light bonfires the evening before Holi in the belief this will destroy the bad so that good can triumph.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Cold air blows in with the smell of burning leaves and dead things piled on to bonfires.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
