WolfishMusings,
Where on earth did you get the idea that my goal is to stop any (let alone all) minhagim?
I apologize for misinterpreting your intentions. I didn’t think that you wanted necessarily to stop this (or any) minhag, but it did seem to me that you were subtly calling its legitimacy into question.
My point was that if the sole reason to light a bonfire on L”B is becuase of the light that was revealed, then surely Shavuous is a better candidate.
I guess what I don’t understand about your point is: why can’t the bonfires be about the revealed light of Torah despite the fact that we don’t light bonfires on Shavuos? What is the issue with celebrating something in a different manner on a different day?