Guy Fawkes Night

Remember remember the 5th of November. Well, it's all a bit boring to talk about why this night came about; suffice to say, children around the country get a stupidly late night on a school night, and a few percent get badly burnt! OK, this has to be one of the stupidest nights going. To begin with, it's at that point in the year where it's so cold and dark it just doesn't make sense to be out and about in the cold. THE GOOD: There are lots of firework displays you can go to for free. Fireworks are dead expensive, and it's pretty cool to be able to enjoy a display that costs thousands for absolutely nothing. The pro displays are bright, ...  Read the complete review

Without a doubt the strangest tradition I have ever heard of, and there are some impressive contenders for this title, has got to be Guy Fawkes Night. For those of you who don't know what I mean you may have heard of bonfire night (appropriately, all things considered, the name bonfire evolved from bone fire i.e. a fire you burn bones on) which is a reference to what happened to Guy Fawkes. A very short history to the night is that Guy decided to try and blow up the houses of parliament with gunpowder hence the incredibly inventive name "The Gunpowder Plot" however when he went to put his plan into action on the 5th of November 1605 he ...  Read the complete review

What is it all about? Well, Guy Fawkes Night is held on the 5th of November every single year and celebrates the downfall of when a load of catholics including Guy Fawkes himself, tried to destroy the Houses of Parliament in London. OR An opportunity for the dad's of the world to show case their firework skills only to fail miserably OR An opportunity for the teens of the world to get a hold of illegal gun powder filled tubes and cause havoc? You choose........ I really struggle with Guy Fawkes Night and it has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that my dad almost burnt down the shed and house down one year due to ...  Read the complete review

Okay, so technically, it's over again, for another year, but I felt I'd enter my tuppence worth, or thruppence worth, or however the saying goes. Guy Fawkes Night has historical significance, which is often forgotten, and is highlighted and celebrated each year on the 5th November, and is best explained by a popular and well known poem: Remember, remember, The Fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot, I see no reason why gunpowder, treason Should ever be forgot. It stems from the Gunpowder Plot. On 5th November 1605, Guy Fawkes led a small group of people whose intention was to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The plot was ...  Read the complete review

Guy Fawkes night used to be one of my favourite nights of the year, but my attitude has changed over the years when we got a very small red setter pup over the last few years I've come to dread this time of year because my dog becomes increasingly distressed. now I could probably get over this if fireworks were only released on the fifth but it seems to extend for about a week now and trying to take th edog for his walk after work is nearly impossible as soon as we get a few steps out the back gate then there is a bang and we have to return. We did have a few accidents in the first few years of having woody, but now we've realised that if we get his bed ready ...  Read the complete review