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SUMMARY:Christmas Eve Bonfires on the Levee: A Louisiana Tradition
DESCRIPTION:Experience a Louisiana tradition like no other: Light the way f
 or Papa Noel!\nThe Great River Road region from New Orleans to Baton 
 Rouge can lay claim to one of the more unusual public December holiday l
 ighting displays you’ll find in Louisiana: Christmas Bonfires on the Le
 vee.\n\nOn the earthen levees bordering the Mississippi River\, you'll fi
 nd that local Christmas lights aren’t colored bulbs\, but instead doze
 ns of 20-to-30-foot-high flaming pyramids of burning logs — like at the
  Festival of the Bonfires in Lutcher or the Algiers Bonfire &amp\; Con
 cert. While the bonfires are\, of course\, the star of the show\, both fes
 tivals offer additional activities like amusement rides\, craft markets an
 d great food.\n\nThe Christmas bonfires are mostly pyramid-shaped\, but s
 ome can be more fanciful assemblages paying tribute to each area's culture
  and heritage\, like shapes ranging from replica paddlewheel steamships to
  local critters like alligators or pelicans. Bonfires are built by familie
 s\, friends and co-workers who visit\, cook and mingle between the fires. 
 It’s a local celebration with an environment akin to football tailgating
 \, and the practice has continued for generations.
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LOCATION:Algiers\, along the levee\, Algiers\, Westbank\, United States
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