St. John
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St. John is honored on Saint John's Eve and Saint John's Day. Bonfires were lit in his honor and served to repel witches and evil spirits. A Christian interpretation of carrying lighted torches on St John's Eve is that they are "an emblem of St. John the Baptist, who was 'a burning and shining light,' and the preparer of the way of Christ".
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“Bonfires (commonly called Saint John's Fires in various languages) were lit in honour of St. John on Saint John's Eve and Saint John's Day, and served to repel witches and evil spirits. A Christian interpretation of carrying lighted torches on St John's Eve is that they are "an emblem of St. John”
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