... BONFIRE NIGHT. All round the bonfires blazing, Keeping up old customs dear. Young and old around them gather. With a hope to meet next year. Brightly shines the waving fsuthogs A« it’s carried and fro: Plain are heard (he cheers of gladness Simple hearts ...

... MIDSUMMER CUSTOMS. BONFIRE NIGHT LEGENDS. : Midsnmmer Day, ss we regard it, occurs 'upon the twenty-fourth of June, the festival ‘of St John the Baptist. In former ages the B ptist’s feast was celebrated by bontires and ‘torchlight processions, but as ...

... Otherwise not. P. N. —Bonfire night is the remaant of old Pagan custom adapted to Christian celsbrations. The ancient Irish burned fires at the omnmem-e--ment of two out of the three divisions of chcir year. Old bonfire night was June 24th, old style ...

... nv*. • ie for Sweet Libertie *; but the moot may traced to th* ancient Scandinavian* p J ftr n. mi their allusions to ‘ Bonfire Night” it is yet celebrated) i,, locality, were ‘The Batting occurson the 23rd June, Althsm’* BuO.’ and May Bosh/ Day. But in ...

... celebrations are being gradually eflated and extinguished one after another well. Who hears now of soap-apple night or bonfire night ! They arc ull thing*, the past, too vulgar to epo ken of, cscept in ridicule, thedegcncrate* dandies of the day. doubt ...

... wounisin Toice wilde: than the wird § L aquander, without coun e, Tue woney of vy wind. Dave Last Tuesday evening was “ Bonfirs Night, jgvery Lage of light mmet have yoveup o lnh'nJ. for hardly a hill or valiny in the ::ny but had its beacon blazing, and ...