Originally Posted By bloona Be safe tonight if youre lighting the fireworks please everyone!! We are going to a friends house for food and fireworks, really excited. We went to an organised bonfire night on Saturday (great is bonfire night...lol...you can move it to a weekend if its more convinient!!!) There was a large bonfire and lots of fireworks (including three rockets that didnt take off correctly and exploded on the floor instead....eeeek) So have a great time all celebrating tonight. Ive bought some parkin and flap jacks to take to the party! Cant have bonfire night without those. I did buy some bonfire toffee too (black treacle toffee) but I ate it....lolololololol (dentists next week..lol)
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Have a good and safe one. We celebrated last weekend at Legoland. I'm looking forward to people stopping lighting fireworks (we had 15 shells in our front garden on Sunday morning - scary).
Originally Posted By smedley We've got friends coming to us for food and fireworks, have a good and safe time all
Originally Posted By lasvegasgirl Can someone tell me what Bonfire night is and why you celebrate it?? Sounds interesting !!! And this is in the U K, right ???
Originally Posted By sarahwithbaloo Bonfire night or more orrectly Guy Fawkes night celebrates 'Guy Fawkes' failed attempt to blow up parliment. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G uy_Fawkes_Night</a>
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Bonfire Night, also called Guy Fawkes night is related to the celebration of stopping the Gun Powder Plot, an attempt at an act of terrorism to destroy Parliament and the government. Traditionally kids create a scarecrow effegy of Guy, and go around collecting money "Penny for the Guy" to buy fireworks. A big bonfire is built and the effegy is built on it. Fireworks and BBQs then ensue. Reality - most of that doesn't happen any more, the fireworks and BBQ do, but most people seem to have forgotten what it stands for, and or even don't bother with the bonfire much anymore.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ooops, DW beat me, see she caught me when I should have been working. What I always think is funny is fireworks are used to celebrate the 4th of July in the US, or Bastille Day in France marking the change in politics and governance. In the UK, we celebrate not changing and retaining the structures. Ironic demonstration in the difference in cultures.
Originally Posted By bloona wow, we had a great night, lots of lovely food and spectacular fireworks, we're not talking Epcot standards obviously here...but well impressed How spoooooooooooooky was that you two replying at exactly the same time???? woooooow
Originally Posted By u k fan We had our bonfire party on Friday, but we had so many fireworks that we still have some leftovers. After Christmas I think Bonfire Night is the "Holiday" we celebrate most. We've never missed a year having celebrations!!!
