secular_mom Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 So, who's having a bonfire tomorrow night? I think we will, for the very first time. I have a Guy Fawkes costume too, but I don't think I'll wear it. Maybe we'll color some pictures and make a paper dummy to burn. What do those of you who celebrate/acknowledge the day do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 My oldest son and his wife are having a party. I don't think I'm invited. :glare: Actually, it's all young couples and I don't want to go anyway, but it sounds like a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 It was 98 degrees here in the shade today, so I don't think I even want to READ about a bonfire tomorrow... celebrate it for us here in southern CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 (edited) A traitor to the Crown by his action, No Parli'ment mercy from any faction, His just end should'st be grim, What should we do? Burn him! Holler boys, holler boys, let the bells ring, Holler boys, holler boys, God save the King! Do they still burn the Guy much? I have not been in the UK on 5 November for a while but given today's p.c. lunacy I could see the powers that be trying to stop it. Edited November 5, 2010 by pqr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 We'll be setting off fireworks. I haven't got around to building a bonfire. pqr: yes, guys still get burned. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Seemingly one of the few things Canada didn't keep, so nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 pqr: yes, guys still get burned. Laura Oddly enough that really pleases me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Oddly enough that really pleases me. I suspect that this might the first time we have agreed on anything. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooh bear Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 (edited) Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent To blow up the King and Parli'ment. Three-score barrels of powder below To prove old England's overthrow; By God's providence he was catch'd With a dark lantern and burning match. Holla boys, Holla boys, let the bells ring. Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King! (Or Queen, depends who is on the throne) And what should we do with him? Burn him! I loved Bonfire Night as a kid. We would have potato pie with pickled red cabbage, black eyed peas, treacle toffee and parkin. Edited November 5, 2010 by Pooh Bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Seemingly one of the few things Canada didn't keep, so nope. Same here. If Canada didn't keep that, imagine what French Canada knows about it! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Maybe I should start. It would balance out my annual celebration of St. Bartholomew's Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 A friend whose husband is British was talking about introducing it to her kids but she was really torn on how to explain it without it coming off as really gruesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Would someone please explain Guy Fawkes Day to this uninformed Yankee? I know who Guy Fawkes WAS, but could someone please explain some nuances of the cultural observance? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Once a year (November 5th) we set off fireworks and burn an effigy of Guy Fawkes on top of a big bonfire. It's an autumn ward-off-the-winter ceremony with a historical hook. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CarolineUK Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Yes, we'll be celebrating. It's also DH's birthday (51 today), and the anniversary of the day he proposed to me thirteen years ago (think he hoped I couldn't refuse him on his birthday). So always big parties here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 We don't celebrate it, but many times people ask me why because they think our homeschool (Fawkes Academy) is named after Guy. Then I have to tell them "No, it's named after Dumbledore's Phoenix from the Harry Potter books" My neighbors would probably freak out if did have a bonfire and burn an effigy, they already think we're nutters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secular_mom Posted November 5, 2010 Author Share Posted November 5, 2010 I loved Bonfire Night as a kid. We would have potato pie with pickled red cabbage, black eyed peas, treacle toffee and parkin. Ahh, now I want to come up with a traditional meal for our family for this holiday. :) I'm not sure what's for dinner tonight, hmmmm. We won't have an actual bonfire, just a small fire in our fire pit. I think I'll have the kids draw pics of Guy to burn though- they'll love that. I'm off to think about dinner now. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Atl Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 We may do a small effigy in our fireplace. Just too cold and wet to do one outside tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 Same here. If Canada didn't keep that, imagine what French Canada knows about it! :tongue_smilie: :lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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