Bonfire night? Do you guys in the UK just light stuff on fire and roast marshmallows?

Big fire and loads of fireworks which will start tonight and last until Sunday

Then we burn all our politicians!!!

i used to love guy fawkes night as a kid. it's kinda lost its magic a bit now. the fireworks are always nice though

That sounds like a kick ass holiday.

And why you might ask?
Well are you sitting comfortably? then I'll begin...

Guy Fawkes wanted to practise Roman Catholic procedures but wasn't allowed under King James VI rule. So to try and "teach them a lesson" he decided, along with others, to blow up all the government officials, King James and his family. All of these people would be in the House of Parliament on the 5th of November for the legislature ( to change the laws that need to be changed) and they thought that day would be perfect. They piled ten tons of gunpowder into the cellar of the House Of Parliament.

Unfortunately, they had sent an anonymous letter to a old friend, Lord Monteagle, telling him to stay away from the House of Parliament on the 5th of November. Lord Monteagle became suspicious and handed the note to the police. They decided to do a full search of the building and in the early morning of the 5th of November, they discovered all the gunpowder. So they didn't alert the conspirators, they left all the gunpowder there and waited for a conspirator to go down there so then they could find out who was behind it and what they were planning to do. Guy Fawkes was the caught as he was about to light the gunpowder. they arrested him and discovered nearly all the other conspirators. Only one man escaped and was never found.

Those that were found were held until 31st January 1606 when they were put on trial and charged with treason, punishable by being hung, drawn and quartered. Meaning that they were hung until the were dead then they pulled out their entrails before slicing their bodies into quarters often to be sent to the four corners of the land as examples with the head displayed locally. Guy Fawkes day is now celebrated every year on the 5th of November by many fireworks being lit. It is mainly only celebrated in British countries or countries recently become independent from Britain for example Australia and New Zealand.

My husband told me about this. The effigy burning scares me a bit. Can't wait to celebrate the 4th of July with him though, lol

lol @ 108 years being "recent."

holy smokes!! i forgot it was tonight!!

happy bonfire night, guyzzzz!!

Gonna be standing on Beachy Head with friends and family watching fireworks from most of East Sussex on Saturday.

I'm going to the next village to see a big fire at the farm with the kids!

I will watch this movie in honor of the holiday and me having nothing better to do

family fireworks night will be saturday for us

did every one have a good night??

Dead rockets litter the driveway this morning

I am saving my sparklers for Saturday, maybe Battersea park...

I listened to lots of exploding noises ricocheting off the flats where I live last night. I hope it was just fireworks.

Hope everyone else had a good one.

I didn't go to see any fireworks.
Hopefully i will see some over the weekend

I also hope everyone else had a good night