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Happy Bonfire Night - Marklar - 11-05-2011
The tradition of Guy Fawkes-related bonfires actually began the very same year as the failed coup. The Plot was foiled in the night between the 4th and 5th of November 1605. Already on the 5th, agitated Londoners who knew little more than that their King had been saved, joyfully lit bonfires in thanksgiving. As years progressed, however, the ritual became more elaborate.
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Soon, people began placing effigies onto bonfires, and fireworks were added to the celebrations. Effigies of Guy Fawkes, and sometimes those of the Pope, graced the pyres. Still today, some communities throw dummies of both Guy Fawkes and the Pope on the bonfire (and even those of a contemporary politician or two), although the gesture is seen by most as a quirky tradition, rather than an expression of hostility towards the Pope.
Preparations for Bonfire Night celebrations include making a dummy of Guy Fawkes, which is called "the Guy". Some children even keep up an old tradition of walking in the streets, carrying "the Guy" they have just made, and beg passersby for "a penny for the Guy." The kids use the money to buy fireworks for the evening festivities.
On the night itself, Guy is placed on top of the bonfire, which is then set alight; and fireworks displays fill the sky.
The extent of the celebrations and the size of the bonfire varies from one community to the next. Lewes, in the South East of England, is famous for its Bonfire Night festivities and consistently attracts thousands of people each year to participate.
Bonfire Night is not only celebrated in Britain. The tradition crossed the oceans and established itself in the British colonies during the centuries. It was actively celebrated in New England as "Pope Day" as late as the 18th century. Today, November 5th bonfires still light up in far out places like New Zealand and Newfoundland in Canada. ..
Happy Bonfire Night - DragonBlues - 11-05-2011
Weeeeeeee!!!!!!! Man, I wish we celebrated Bonfire Night here! I think we should! Just as a warning to our own Senate...
Mwahahahahaha!!!!
Happy Bonfire Night - Mfish618 - 11-07-2011
DragonBlues Wrote:Weeeeeeee!!!!!!! Man, I wish we celebrated Bonfire Night here! I think we should! Just as a warning to our own Senate...
Mwahahahahaha!!!!
Good idea, but why use effigies when we could roast both houses?
Happy Bonfire Night - Sobriquet - 11-07-2011
Marshmallows for everyone!!!!
Happy Bonfire Night - DragonBlues - 11-09-2011
S'mores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :pirate:
Happy Bonfire Night - MR.Torrance - 11-09-2011
DragonBlues Wrote:S'mores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :pirate:
Smores rock! i have'nt made them in eons.
Happy Bonfire Night - Sobriquet - 11-10-2011
S'mores are a must have! Never let a campfire go by without one!
Happy Bonfire Night - Oldman - 11-10-2011
Nothing like roasting your chestnuts over an open fire
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Happy Bonfire Night - Sobriquet - 11-10-2011
Because we all love the smell of napalm in the morning?
Happy Bonfire Night - Oldman - 11-10-2011
AAAAAH!!! A person that understands me
Happy Bonfire Night - Sobriquet - 11-10-2011
Scary thought. Good place to have one though.