Biggar Bonfire
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Biggar Bonfire is a traditional New Year’s Eve fire festival held in the town of Biggar in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, where a massive bonfire is lit to mark the arrival of the new year.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hogmanay bonfire | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Year’s Eve fire festival
ⓘ
Scottish cultural tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Year celebrations in Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish folk customs ⓘ |
| celebratedOn |
31 December
ⓘ
New Year’s Eve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| endTimeOfDay | around midnight ⓘ |
| followsCalendar | Gregorian calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasApproximateInceptionPeriod | 19th century or earlier ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
community gathering
ⓘ
local identity and pride ⓘ marking the arrival of the New Year ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | longstanding local custom ⓘ |
| hasMainFeature |
large bonfire
ⓘ
lighting of a massive pile of wood and combustible material ⓘ street procession with torch or flame ⓘ |
| hasName | Biggar Bonfire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPublicEvent | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | South Lanarkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Scottish Borders area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | River Clyde valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| location | Biggar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Biggar Bonfire Committee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local community of Biggar ⓘ |
| partOf | Hogmanay traditions in Scotland ⓘ |
| requiresPermit | yes (local authority permission) ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures |
controlled lighting of fire
ⓘ
crowd control barriers ⓘ presence of fire services ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| startTimeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
| traditionType |
Hogmanay celebration
ⓘ
fire festival ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
consumption of food and drink
ⓘ
lighting of bonfire ⓘ music and socialising ⓘ public gathering in town centre ⓘ |
| typicalParticipants |
residents of Biggar
ⓘ
visitors from surrounding areas ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
combustible scrap timber
ⓘ
pallets ⓘ wood ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.