bonfires

Uaru · 31-10-2013 06:15PM

MadsL wrote: »

Now this fire is lit, time to throw some petrol on it...;)

A custom stolen from the English in their celebration of foiling a Catholic plot to blow up Parliament on Nov 5th or an remnant of Samhain, a pagan custom and mirror to Beltane, celebrating the equinoxes.

If the latter, what's with the fupping fireworks?

No it's not. Loads of countries have bonfires to celebrate a multitude of occasions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfire

MadsL · 31-10-2013 06:20PM

Uaru wrote: »

No it's not. Loads of countries have bonfires to celebrate a multitude of occasions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfire

...and the fireworks

Uaru · 31-10-2013 06:26PM

MadsL wrote: »

...and the fireworks

America I'd imagine. Considering its a tradition they stole off us and we stole back its a hybridised Irish/American affair at this stage.

Uaru · 31-10-2013 06:31PM

I just looked there and apparently they're not used in America. Either way you can't claim the use of bonfires is stolen from the British because of Guy Fawkes as bonfires were prevalent long before Guy and the British parliament existed. Perhaps they stole bonfires from us?

lukesmom · 31-10-2013 06:34PM

strokemyclover wrote: »

I'm looking for somewhere handy to burn my father on Endor. If anyone has a bonfire going around the area drop us a PM, Cheers!

-Luke Skywalker

Hello Luke
I am your mother

0ph0rce0 · 31-10-2013 06:47PM

If it doesn't have a Car on it it's not a bonfire.

Ahhhh the good oul days.

Puzzle35 · 31-10-2013 07:35PM

Anyone see any bonfires yet?

wazky · 31-10-2013 07:36PM

Puzzle35 wrote: »

Anyone see any bonfires yet?

I see a raging one in my fireplace?

B.A._Baracus · 31-10-2013 07:41PM

It's tradition.
And sure, it's also a great way to get rid of any unwanted things in your house

sdanseo · 31-10-2013 07:44PM

There's a certain irony about reincarnating a necrothread on Halloween :rolleyes:

Medusa22 · 31-10-2013 08:13PM

Bonfires at Halloween is generally a Dublin/East part of the country tradition. We don't have them in Cork at halloween but we have a bonfire night during the summer.

Jimoslimos · 31-10-2013 08:20PM

Medusa22 wrote: »

Bonfires at Halloween is generally a Dublin/East part of the country tradition. We don't have them in Cork at halloween but we have a bonfire night during the summer.

Yeah noticed that many summers ago in the Gaeltacht, why is that?

Drexel · 31-10-2013 08:22PM

There was a story on broadsheet.ie yesterday or today showing young Dublin lads with loads of pallets lined up ready to go. Fair play to them they stayed with them all night to make sure no one headed off with em!!

I'm yay for bonfires. Some of the best days of my youth revolved around a bonfire. It's kinda a rite of passage to be allowed to collect for it when I was younger!!

Fighting Irish · 31-10-2013 08:30PM

29yo

yup

Medusa22 · 31-10-2013 08:40PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

Yeah noticed that many summers ago in the Gaeltacht, why is that?

I think it is to do with the summer solstice, which is on the 21st of June and the bonfire is on the 23rd, but I think it was a pagan tradition that was christianised so the bonfire night takes place on the 23rd because the 24th of June is St. John's day.

Temptamperu · 31-10-2013 08:46PM

Of course we should have them, the dead are walking around and the bonfires scare them away.

moxin · 31-10-2013 08:58PM

Looking through my window I can see a small bonfire at the end of the road. The fireworks scare away the spirits!

Hilly Bill · 31-10-2013 09:02PM

moxin wrote: »

Looking through my window I can see a small bonfire at the end of the road. The fireworks scare away the spirits!

Just dont blame the Brits

31-10-2013 09:28PM

Zombiiiiiieeeee thread.

It's Halloween, night of the zombies soooo

I'll allow it.
Carry on.

fasttalkerchat · 31-10-2013 10:05PM

Kids are too lazy these days. I saw one bonfire today and it was smaller than a house.
Maybe all the pallets are going for firewood and no one changes their car tyres these days.

moxin · 31-10-2013 10:10PM

Garda helicopter is over Glasnevin now, heard there was some trouble at a bonfire by the local skangers there.

Eight Ball · 31-10-2013 10:11PM

No. Excuse for scummers to cause trouble.

xXxkorixXx · 31-10-2013 10:22PM

the local kids decided to burn the full skip outside our house in Terenure last night. little bastards

.jacksparrow. · 31-10-2013 10:27PM

Seen a load of wheelie bins been used, kids are lazy and have no imagination these days...

The One Who Knocks · 31-10-2013 10:29PM

I don't mind when it's just wood used, but not burning tires and toxic sh!te.

RayM · 31-10-2013 10:30PM

The bonfire in the field beside my house seems to be getting smaller and smaller every year. A couple of years ago, it was so big that people panicked and called the fire brigade. And when they arrived, a man dressed as Santa Claus threw bottles at them.

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