Posted by SpudMama [SpudMama] on November 15, 1999 at 23:18:18 {AS5l1tybL6LnU7DNQgZIPGEmg6dhnA}:
In Reply to: *bonfire night 4 xians? posted by Beaver on November 15, 1999 at 11:15:32:
No no, not "bone" fire; bane fire. In other words, the fire was to purify all who passed through it (a quick leap over a fire; or int the case of livestock, passing between two fires) of bad luck.