A large outdoor fire built for celebration, warmth, or gathering together.
From Middle English 'bone-fire,' literally a fire made from bones. Historically, large fires were fueled by animal bones (which burn hot and long), and people gathered around them for warmth and community.
Bonfires are probably the oldest form of social media—gathering around fire to share stories is what made us human, and every culture with fire has some version of the bonfire gathering tradition.
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