It was a beautiful, dramatic sight...the Christmas Eve bonfires draw big crowds to the River Parishes. What most people don't see is the massive cleanup afterwards.

The event dates back to the early 1800s, featured large wooden displays set ablaze and a fireworks show, lighting up the levee and creating a bright path for Papa Noel.

As the world marks Christmas, NORAD's tracker shows the path Santa Claus takes. It's part of a tradition dating back nearly ...

Bonfires lined the levees in the river parishes, with the main attraction being a 15-foot-tall reindeer named Roux-dolph.

St. James Parish's Christmas Eve bonfire tradition continues, featuring a 20-foot reindeer and local festivities. Traffic ...

Sweat and Bonfires,” has sculpted some of the most creative bonfire structures anyone in the river parishes can remember. “We get together with Josh our ring leader, he’s the artist and he ...

Ring in the new year at Big Night New Orleans, Tuesday, December 31, starting at 9PM. The event will be located at the Fillmore, with headliners Trina, Young Joc, BJ So Cole, Brass-A-Holics and ...

Bonfire Night in St. Albans can be one of the most exciting nights of the year. There are loads of Guy Fawkes events in St. Albans and no matter what the weather's like, you can always be sure a ...

Jhabua (Madhya Pradesh): In view of prevailing cold wave conditions, the civic body and the district administration have arranged bonfires at key locations across the city. Free Press persistently ...

Barrett Bullock “found himself in the crossfire of gunshots” during a Dec. 6 bonfire shooting that left one man dead Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at ...

Bonfire Night in Jamaica can be one of the most exciting nights of the year. There are loads of Guy Fawkes events in Jamaica and no matter what the weather's like, you can always be sure a ...