please remember the5th of November!! (Bonfire Night in the UK)

Member Name: bishopview

Product:	Bonfire Night in the UK
Date:	05/11/09 (13 review reads)
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Advantages: fun time for all the family to get together.

Disadvantages: frightening for pets. Can be dangerous.

whoop whoop!! bonfire night is here. November the 5th is without a doubt one of my favourite nights of the year. I just love everything about it. The hundreds of pretty fireworks decorating the sky, the smell of burning in the air or the heavenly taste of hot dogs eaten outdoors whilst watching the displays.
When I was a little girl, bonfire night was always a big deal in our house. It was a time when all the extended family would gather together. We would watch my dad go up the garden with his torch and lighter and then with baited breath wait for the firework to begin. I have to say the fireworks were not very impressive at all one little pffft of green or orange flame and they were gone. But this didn't matter one jot because we thought they were fantastic. We were swept away with the atmosphere. My mother would then come around handing hot dogs with onions and red sauce to us all. Oh my word nothing has tasted as mouth wateringly delicious since. I can still remember the heat of the hotdog warming my bitterly cold face as I was eating it.
After the fun was over and we had retreated back into the warmth of the house my nana would produce the home made toffee apples that she had made for all us grandkids. How any of us still had a tooth in our head after these deliciously syrupy treats is beyond me.
Now im 34 and have a family of my own. Some of my loved ones have gone and yet the tradition of that family get together still goes on. Tonight at my house we are having a Bonfire party. Where family members will gather together. There will be the same rubbishy fireworks but it still doesn't matter because its all about creating memories that will linger on for far longer than any Catherine wheel. Im thrilled to say my nana is 85 now, and will be here tonight. And yes she is still making the toffee apples and they are as delicious now as they were then.
I just hope that in years to come my children will look back with the same feeling of nostalgia as I do, and realise just how great a childhood they had.

Summary: why firework night is simply magical to me.