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DESCRIPTION:Limited local road closures apply.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;\nNorthumberlan
 d Baal fires were an annual tradition in the Middle Ages celebrated in man
 y villages in the county. Whalton is the only village in which this tradit
 ion has consistently been upheld\, even through World Wars I and II when t
 he bonfire was replaced by the lighting and speedy extinguishing of a few 
 small twigs. It is said that in years gone by villagers jumped over and th
 rough the flames of the fire.&nbsp\; No such thing happens today but the v
 illage is all involved in building the fire\, and celebrations including w
 atching children from Whalton CofE First School dance round the fire follo
 wing dancing by a visiting troop of Morris Dancers.\nThe site for the fire
  remains where it has always been in the centre of the village\, now just 
 to the east of the Beresford Arms. There is some conjecture to the origin 
 of the name with claims of &nbsp\;its derivation being a &nbsp\;pagan rite
  celebrating the god Baal\, or that it is from the Old Norse ‘Bal’ meaning
  a great fire.&nbsp\; Sir Benjamin Stone captured photographs of the Whalt
 on Baal Fire in his 1902 visit and some of those can be seen here too.&nbs
 p\;\n&nbsp\; https://whaltonvillage.org.uk/news-events/events/event/41-ann
 ual-baal-fire
DTSTART:20170704T180000Z
DTEND:20170704T210000Z
LOCATION:The Beresford Arms (Whalton\, Morpeth\, Northumberland NE61 3UZ)
SUMMARY:Annual Baal Fire
URL:https://whaltonvillage.org.uk/news-events/events/event/41-annual-baal-f
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