bonfire
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They now plan to hold a one minute silence for Mr Lyttle before the bonfire is lit at 21:00 BST and have asked attendees to join in with the tribute.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
"Incidents like this that you see on top of the bonfire only deepen those fears and make people question whether they are fully and truly accepted and safe in Northern Ireland."
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
He obeyed and burned the project files in a bonfire on the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
A great bonfire was lighted in order to thaw the ground.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
On Saturday and Sunday night, hundreds of bonfires were lit to mark Eleventh night - a tradition observed by many unionist communities on the eve of the Twelfth.
From BBC ● Jul. 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
We hauled logs, but only for our nightly bonfires.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
