Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night.

[beeee.]

very random indeed. but i was thinking why do we celebrate the fact that Guy Fawkes was going to blow up the Houses of Parliament?
google...

As the saying goes, "remember, remember the fifth of November" but for most what is actually being remembered is lost amongst the excitement of explosions in the sky.

Every year on November 5 we celebrate the old English tradition known as Guy Fawkes with bonfires and fireworks. However, what we are celebrating and why seems to drift further into history with each year.

The origins of Guy Fawkes stem from events that took place in 1605 when a group of 12 men attempted to blow up Britain's House of Parliament. This event was to become known as the Gunpowder Plot and a man named Guy Fawkes was behind it.

The Gunpowder Plot conspirators thought violent action was needed to end the persecution of the English Catholics. They intended to kill the King and others who were responsible for the persecution by blowing up the Houses of Parliament.

However as the plan was developing some of the conspirators involved began to have doubts and one sent a letter of warning out. The letter reached the King which led to authorities storming the House of Parliament in the early hours of November 5.

It was here that Guy Fawkes was caught with 36 barrels of gunpowder. He was sent to trial and to show that treason would not be tolerated he was sentenced to death by the most horrible form of execution - he was to be hung, drawn and quartered.

On November 5 Londoners were encouraged to light bonfires to celebrate the King's escape from assassination. The tradition was continued to emphasise the seriousness of treason.
The tradition still continues to this day and bonfires are lit on the same night each year and an effigy of Fawkes is often burnt.

Another tradition to emerge is "a penny for a guy" where children will beg for money for their guy which will be burnt on the fire at the end of the night. The money is then used for fireworks.

Now i know why. Lmfao
sorry i just find this fascinating. Does anyone else in the world do anything for this day, or is it only for us Brits? LOL

Is anyone going to any firework displays this year? Im not sure if im going to the one at my local lakes.

Remember, remember, the 5th of November.(:

EDIT: chris i didnt know you was part of it, O:
aha joke,

im bored, okay.

[cblodg]

ha ha ha

Guy Fawkes / bonfire night has a lot of contributions to Halloween traditions of today.

[Milk & Honey]

Oh!
Guy Fawkes.
I remember the whole story because 2 yrs ago i had to do an oral exam IN ENGLISH about him.

[beeee.]

haha

[Rachel*]

is that instead of halloween?

[beeee.]

what? no. its celebrated every year. have you heard of Guy Fawkes?
have you heard the story about him?

[Rachel*]

nope..ive heard the remember remember the 5th of november thing though

[beeee.]

ohh, well he was going to blow up the houses of parliament,
but he got caught on the 5th of november 1605 (i think thats the date i read earlier, O.o)
thats the short version lmfao. if you wanna know the long version then google it, (:

[Rachel*]

so why do you celebrate it..?oO

if thats madonna in your avi,she looks like shakira..^_^

[beeee.]

thats why i googled it. to find out why.

On November 5 Londoners were encouraged to light bonfires to celebrate the King's escape from assassination. The tradition was continued to emphasise the seriousness of treason.
The tradition still continues to this day and bonfires are lit on the same night each year and an effigy of Fawkes is often burnt.

and yeah its Madonna but she doesnt look like shakira, O.o

[whoaitsnicole]

i've never heard of this until now

[StrawberryDelights]

i think there was something in our english book about it.
it is quite cool ha ha, but we don't celerate either

[AMT.]

we dont celebrate that he was going to blow it up,
we celebrate that he didnt blow it up.

[beeee.]

ahh okay.
it confuzzled me. aha

[on the brightside.]

we just learned about this in ap euro!
haha. i wish i could go see fireworks on the 5th. (: