Editing Bonfire (section)

===Slavic Europe===
In [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]], [[Croatia]], [[Serbia]] and [[Slovenia]], bonfires are traditionally lit on the evening before 1 May, commemorating Labour Day{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} . Bonfires are also being built on the eve of the Christian holiday Easter on so called [[Holy Saturday]] and are lit next day early in the morning. This bonfires are called {{lang|hr|vuzmenka}}, or {{lang|hr|vazmenka}}. The root, {{lang|hr|Vazam}} is the Serbo-Croatian word for Easter. Their burning symbolizes the [[Resurrection of Jesus]]. In villages far from cities, this tradition is still active. Young men and children all gather on some plane remote from village and start building a bonfire by collecting logs of wood, or pruned branches from [[vineyard]]s and [[orchard]]s. Bonfires are also lit on the evening before [[Saint George's Day]] on so called {{lang|hr|Jurjevo}} (in Croatia, on 24 April according to [[Gregorian calendar]]) or {{lang|sr|Đurđevdan}} (in Serbia, on 6 May according to [[Julian calendar]]). Idea for all this bonfires are probably taken from old Slavic tradition where bonfires were lit to celebrate the arrival of Spring.<ref name="vazmenka">{{cite web |url=https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/58193 |title=Easter Bonfire Vuzmenka/vazmenka/vuzmenjak |publisher=hrčak |date=23 June 2006}}</ref>

In Russia, bonfires are traditionally burned on 17 November.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}}

====Czech Republic and Slovakia====
In the [[Czech Republic]] bonfires are also held on the last night of April and are called 'Phillip-Jakob's Night' ({{lang|cs|FilipoJakubská noc}}) or "Burning of the Witches" ({{lang|cs|pálení čarodějnic}}). They are considered to be historically linked with [[Walpurgis Night#Czech Republic|Walpurgis Night]] and [[Beltane]].
In [[Slovakia]], bonfires are traditionally held on the night of St. John the Baptist, June 24th. These fires are lit on hillsides or in the centers of towns and villages. St. John's Night is legendary, as it is believed that on this night, the earth reveals its hidden treasures.