Talk:Easter fire

On Saturday in Sweden

The bonfire is lit on Saturday in Sweden (or rather, the parts where the practice exists). So the article is incorrect. I'm not sure how to fix it though, because of the article's structure and because it's not clear to me if this goes for Denmark and other related regions too. JöG (talk) 23:22, 19 March 2010 (UTC)

here as well

In Germany it is also on saturdays , I think it is right to say it in the article.

DanGayle (talk) 01:44, 19 April 2022 (UTC) Removed this text as unsubstantiated and likely unverifiable: The pre-Christian meaning of Easter fires is hardly experienced anymore. Nowadays they are meant to bring the community together, which guarantees a pleasant night combined with the consumption of beer, mulled wine or liquor, and snacks.

Sources

No source for any of the information on Germanic pagan ritual, and I was not able to find any sources after a quick search. Source 6, archived here https://web.archive.org/web/20190417142003/https://pauline.leadpages.co/fsp-st-patricks-fire/ appears to be a self published website/company for an author who writes fiction about St. Patrick and so likely is not a reliable source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.237.202.78 (talk) 03:58, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

I have removed this part and this source. Veverve (talk) 12:48, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

Map

The map right of the beginning of the article is extremely unprofessional, since it originates from the Low Saxon Wikipedia and is not based on a scientific source. Instead, the author states that it is based on information taken from a book about folklore. It should therefore be deleted. ~2026-20894-59 (talk) 12:33, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

How is Studies on the Ethnological Atlas of Europe and Neighbouring Countries not a reliable source? Veverve (talk) 12:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)

I can say that easter fires are also very common in Austria. Thus that map is inadequate. Temptos (talk) 14:02, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

The map is from a reliable source as far as I can see.

Do you have a source for your claim? Veverve (talk) 14:13, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

The source is that I live in Austria and have spotted hundreds of easter fires over the course of the last 20 to 30 years. I have even been to an easter fire in Southern Austria last Saturday. That's not a quotable source, but it shows that the map is inadequate. Temptos (talk) 17:54, 6 April 2026 (UTC)

As mentioned, the map comes from the Low Saxon-speaking Wikipedia. It's hard to imagine that the Old Saxon language area coincides with the boundaries of this custom by chance. For Low Saxon speakers in the Netherlands, this custom is strongly connected to their identity, and therefore I believe this is not serious research, but political propaganda. ~2026-20905-66 (talk) 15:17, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

The source is Studies on the Ethnological Atlas of Europe and Neighbouring Countries. Furthermore, please assume WP:GOODFAITH. Veverve (talk) 15:27, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

I will try to find the original source online and check what it actually says. Since I am from a Low Saxon–speaking area myself, just like the author of the map, I doubt that we are the only ones who have Easter fires, especially against the background that this article is of the exact opinion as well. By the way, Happy Easter! ~2026-20905-66 (talk) 16:44, 5 April 2026 (UTC)