Every year on the 5th November, Brits celebrate the anniversary of the arrest of Guy Fawkes in 1605 for his Gunpowder Plot. Celebrations take the form of fireworks and bonfires. Due to people being outside, the noise and wintry darkness, it is also the night with the most burglaries each year.
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Remember, remember to lock your doors on the 5th of November.
The burglary part isn’t true. Most people have fireworks displays in their own back yards
Not being funny, but at this rate, people here will be annoyed that he didn’t succeed!
Guess what crime surges in the US on Stuporbowl Sunday?
Never heard the burglary thing in all my 40 years as a Brit. Sounds like an urban legend.
Bonfire night rules. Great tradition
November 5th (1955) is also the day Dr. Emmett Brown hit his head while hanging a clock giving him the idea for the Flux Capacitor which is what makes time travel possible.
More importantly, young children make “Guys” which are effigies of Guy Fawkes. These are then burnt on bonfires. Not weird at all.
Someone needs to succeed….
The burglaries thing might have been true,but most organised bonfires and firework displays have stopped due to councils being short of money ( competence) and elf n safety ( bullshit)
I was just talking to sister about this because she said “anonymous mask”. She had never heard of guy fawkes or bonfire night.
I celebrate his attempt not his arrest.
Oh they celebrate the arrest? For some reason I always thought Guy Fawkes night was about celebrating the man himself. Obviously I don’t know much about the Guy.
Some places celebrate a bit harder than the rest of us, or perhaps they just like fire a bit too much:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes_Bonfire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottery_St_Mary (under traditions)
Well even though I live thousands of ~~miles~~ kilometers from England, I still remember the 5th of November.
And in other news, I also remember [the 21st night of September](https://youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk?si=MkFr1qjNr4GmQPar).
They deserve it, celebrating the death of a Catholic rebel.
My favourite holiday of the year! Bonfire night= bonfire toffee, parkin, jacket potatoes, watching the kids play with sparklers, getting bloody freezing and watching the bonfire 😀 fireworks are ok, but I’m not the biggest fan of that bit funnily enough. At least not the big ones.
Love seeing funny Guys too, and love torchlight parades when they’re on.
Remember to check your bonfire piles for hedgehogs!
Guy Fawkes and his plot, V for Vendetta and today’s government all closer than ever
We literally got burgled on Bonfire night. It was truly terrible. But at least it anecdotally validates this fact!
Remember, remember the 5th of November
It’s dying though, it used to be a big thing when I was a kid where neighbours would compete to put on the best display. I have fond memories of Catherine wheels flying off the fence and creating havoc in the garden.
These days people either attend organized events or don’t bother at all, dog owners moaning and people calling for quite fireworks doesn’t help.
It’s funny because we celebrate his failure, and yet if it were to happen today… Can’t really say many people would be too bothered 🤣
Originally a day to celebrate a bunch of failures called catholics
Yes we really hated catholics for a while
Tried to explain Guy Fawkes night to my French cousin. Failed. Started to type it into Google translate to see if there was some French description of it
“Mec Fawkes”
Guess not
Brits don’t celebrate the arrest of Guy Fawkes on November 5th specifically.
It celebrates the foiling of a plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament which was planned on that date and was originally started to celebrate the King’s escape from being blown up.
Remember, remember the 5th of November! 🔥🎉
In Lewes the 5th of November is when all of the local “bonfire societies” come together and process the town to bonfire sites, to commemorate the Protestant Martyrs that were burnt at the stake in the High Street. A trial is held and the Pope is found guilty and effigies are burned. The whole town is involved and transport links are closed to avoid overcrowding.
Last years Lewes: https://youtu.be/Fcecvnlgu8E?si=e9eUKD9r02hPcO5m
Nowadays, we celebrate Guy’s attempt rather than his arrest.
We take it seriously in Sussex
https://youtu.be/XJgkEqCkPiE?si=Tyd47d_D8JoixK6R
This Guy Fawkes
Perfect conditions to blow up parliament, eh.