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Here, visitors and locals alike stroll through the historic adobe neighborhood surrounded by hundreds of lanterns (farolitos) and pinion bonfires.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025
There were even periods during the colonial era when huipiles were burned in public bonfires as part of an effort to eradicate all that came from Indigenous people.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2025
Grab a bite to eat from a food truck and snuggle up by the bonfire.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2025
Taos Pueblo, a UNESCO World Heritage site, lights bonfires on Christmas Eve.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2025
There were even periods during the colonial era when huipiles were burned in public bonfires as part of an effort to eradicate all that came from Indigenous people.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Dec. 2025
Grab a bite to eat from a food truck and snuggle up by the bonfire.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2025
Taos Pueblo, a UNESCO World Heritage site, lights bonfires on Christmas Eve.
—Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonfire. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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bonfire
noun
bon·fire
ˈbän-ˌfī(ə)r 
: a large outdoor fire
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