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The Ritual of Showing Up for a Scoop In 2025, rituals don’t look like bonfires or solstice festivals.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The evening wraps up with a cup of hot cocoa near a crackling bonfire.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The Village Restaurant named a sandwich after Finn, and the high school held a bonfire and a memorial service.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Despite him falling into temptation, Brion and Shanté hashed it all out at the final bonfire and were one of only two couples who agreed to leave the island together.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The evening wraps up with a cup of hot cocoa near a crackling bonfire.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The Village Restaurant named a sandwich after Finn, and the high school held a bonfire and a memorial service.
—Chelsea Edgar, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Despite him falling into temptation, Brion and Shanté hashed it all out at the final bonfire and were one of only two couples who agreed to leave the island together.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Bonfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonfire. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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bonfire
noun
bon·fire
ˈbän-ˌfī(ə)r 
: a large outdoor fire
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