So over here on November 5th, the British celebrate Bonfire Night in commemoration the famous gunpowder plot of 1605 where conspirator Guy Fawkes failed to blow up Parliament. Now 400 years later, people still celebrate the night with fireworks and bonfires. Children stuff paper into their old clothes to create effigies of Guy Fawkes, creatively named 'the Guy'. After or during the height of the fireworks celebration 'the Guy' is unceremoniously burned. Here are some pictures!
Not so great quality, but the fireworks! (I made a movie so you could see them better, it's long, don't feel you have to watch the whole thing)
Here's us at the beach with our cider. We tried to get a bonfire going, but the driftwood was all too damp, so no luck there
our Guy effigy quite enjoying his cider
And his unceremonious tourching
Happy Bonfire Night everybody!
4 comments:
Wait, so is Bonfire Night different from Guy Fawkes Day?
teehee - those silly cars driving on the wrong side of the street! And those were cool fireworks! I liked the ones that dove around kinda like Harry Potter fireworks.
Looks like it was pretty cold... what with the scarf around your neck and all. What's the temperature like now? Do they normally get snow there?
Hiya, Bonfire Night is the same thing as Guy Fawkes Day, just people over here call it Bonfire Night more than you hear Guy Fawkes Day :)
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