Editing Bonfire (section)

{{Short description|Controlled outdoor fire}}
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{{Distinguish|campfire}}
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[[File:Seurasaari-2005-johannus2.jpg|thumb|A [[midsummer]] bonfire in [[Seurasaari]], Helsinki, [[Finland]]]]
[[File:Bonfire 2018, The Hague, preparations on 31 December 2017.jpg|thumb|On the beaches of [[Duindorp]] ''(pictured)'' and [[Scheveningen]], both part of [[The Hague]], teams annually compete to build the world's largest bonfire<ref>[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-bonfire Largest bonfire], [[Guinness World Records]]. Retrieved 22 April 2018.</ref>]]
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A '''bonfire''' is a large and controlled outdoor fire, used for [[waste disposal]] or as part of a [[religious feast]], such as [[Saint John's Eve]].