Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Tuesday 5th November 2013…..Gunpowder, Treason and plot!!!

 

Guy Fawkes Night is annually held on November 5 in England. It is sometimes known as Bonfire Night and marks the anniversary of the discovery of a plot organized by Catholic conspirators to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605. Many people light bonfires and set off fireworks.

A firework display to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night.

 

What do people do?

Many people light bonfires and set off fireworks. As it is the end of autumn, it is the ideal opportunity to burn garden rubbish. Some light small bonfires in their own gardens, while other light larger ones in a communal space. In some towns and cities, the municipality organizes a bonfire and professional firework display in a park. These tend to be very popular. Due to its proximity to Halloween, many people organize a combined party for Guy Fawkes Night and Halloween. These parties often include elements from both festivals, such as a bonfire and dressing up in spooky outfits. Popular foods include toffee apples, bonfire toffee and potatoes baked in the ashes of the fire. Guy Fawkes, a Catholic, was arrested, tortured and executed for his part in the plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Hence many Catholics are more restrained in their celebration of this day. In addition, many injuries and even deaths occur as a result of fireworks being used incorrectly. For this reason, many safety campaigners call for the sale of fireworks to the public to be restricted even more than at present and for more professional displays to be organized.

Public life

Guy Fawkes' Day is not a public holiday. Businesses, organizations and schools are open as usual. Public transport services run to their normal timetables. Some organizations, communities and municipalities may organize public bonfires or displays of fireworks on or around November 5.

Background and symbols

Guy Fawkes Night celebrates the foiling of an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London on November 5, 1605. The attack was planned by a group of Catholic conspirators, which included Guy Fawkes. The explosives would have been set off when King James I of England (King James VI of Scotland) and many parliamentary members were in the building. The conspirators were later arrested, tortured and executed.

This was always a fun day for us as kids……I told my class about the traditions last night in class.

 

Another beautiful sunny day and I did the usual Tuesday morning food delivery to the school and then went and played tennis for two hours and as always great to be out on the courts.  Stopped at the grocery store on the way home and then had lunch and went on the roof again with my book for a while.

At 3.30pm I went and got Paola and took her to her class and then went and had a visit with Linda and Guy…caught up on the weeks activities and then when it was time to go and get the kid it started to rain or should I say pour…I got soaked and when I got to the class there was no way I could take her on the back of the scooter it was just raining to hard so I flagged down a taxi and put her in the cab to take her home and she was happy and I drove home very slowly as the roads and cobbles are so slippy in the rain…..

Not great photos but the rainbow was lovely!!!

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It was my yoga class tonight but I was so wet and didn’t fancy going out again so jumped in the tub and had a good soak….. had supper and did my lesson planning for class tomorrow and then watched a tennis match from London!!

Linda sent me these cute quotations!!!

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Yashi Koshi!!!

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