Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1919 — Bonfires in England. [ARTICLE]

Bonfires in England.

The bonfires which lit up London during the armistice celebrations were familiar sights tn London in Henry Vlll’s reign. At the sunsetting, in the months of June and July, says Old Stow the Chronicler, “bonefires.” as they were called in his day. were made in the streets, “every man bestowing wood or labor toward them.” Citizens set out tables near • the fires, with plentiful refreshments, on festival days, and thereunto they invited their neighbors, and “passengers” also, “to sit and be merry with them in great familiarity,” These “boneflre” celebratlons were considered good opportunities for the closing of old disputes, <nd for the bringing of good amity among neighbors.—-Christian Science Monitor.