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Beyond top-notch skiing, Aspen features indoor and outdoor ice skating rinks and a festive four-day Wintersköl event complete with torchlight descents on Aspen Mountain, live music, bonfires, fireworks, and snow sculptures.
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Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025
As part of the festivities, people build bonfires outside their homes in a tradition which has special significance in Guatemala City due to its association with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception honoring the city’s patron saint.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Grab a bite to eat from a food truck and snuggle up by the bonfire.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2025
Viewing areas will offer special festive food and beverage menus and family-friendly holiday festivities, such as bonfires and s’mores, live music, holiday games and Santa.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
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Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025
As part of the festivities, people build bonfires outside their homes in a tradition which has special significance in Guatemala City due to its association with the Feast of the Immaculate Conception honoring the city’s patron saint.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Grab a bite to eat from a food truck and snuggle up by the bonfire.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2025
Viewing areas will offer special festive food and beverage menus and family-friendly holiday festivities, such as bonfires and s’mores, live music, holiday games and Santa.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonfire. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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bonfire
noun
bon·fire
ˈbän-ˌfī(ə)r 
: a large outdoor fire
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