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It comes from the contraction of bone fire, where the Celts used to burn animal bones to ward off evil spirits.
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Bonfire originally came from the word for?
"Bonfire" has its origin in the 1550s and used to refer to a wood fire that was used to burn bones. It is a historical reference to the Medieval practice of burning the dead and the convicted.
What is another word for bonfire?
Hearth
What is a sentence using the word bonfire?
On November the fifth, all the children were round the bonfire waiting for the firework display.
What is a bawn fire?
Do you mean bonfire? A bonfire is a large controlled outdoor fire. The word is a contraction of "bone fire" (cf. for example "kostjor" in Russian - from "kost'" meaning "bone").... Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfire
Why do you light a bonfire on bonfire night?
to night is bright bonfire night
Bonfire originally came from what word?
nothing it's just a creative word for a big fun fire :)
What is a Three letter word for a doll like figure which goes in a bonfire?
toy
Use the word sooty in a sentence?
my chimney is very sooty!! pissed on your bonfire!!
What is the origin of the word ballot?
the origin is where the word came from but the specific origin of the word ballot is latin root word.
What is the origin of the word origin?
The word "origin" is derived from the French word "origin" and the Latin word "originem," both of which mean, beginning, descent, birth, and rise.
Origin of the word speculation?
where was the word colonel origin
What is the origin word for diaster?
There is no such word as diaster and so no origin word.
