To see the world’s biggest bonfire you’ll have to visit Alesund, Norway, where wood pallets are stacked over 40 meters (131 ft) high on an artificial island.
The reason for this colossal bonfire is ‘Midsummer’ (Sankthans), an annual festival in commemoration of John the Baptist’s birth.
About 30-40 people partake in the build, and to light the structure someone must climb to the top to ignite it. If the fire doesn’t burn from top to bottom things could end badly.
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