just curious about how you guys celebrate the 5th of nov?

Question

i live in america,and i never knew about your holiday on the 5th of november,i know now what its all about,but just wondering how you guys celebrate, drinking,partys fireworks.....just curius from america

ya your an american...not hard to tell it's not your fault the education system fails alot of people..this question is for people who live in the united kingdom

im an american,i dont mind who answers,just wanted educated responses,and thank you for the info

Answer 1

Celebrations on November 5th refer to the foiling of the plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament on November 5th, 1605. Guy Fawkes was caught in the cellars preparing a vast amount of gunpowder which would have wiped out both the House of Commons and House of Lords, and James 1st too.

In the UK parties are held on November 5th, and often referred to Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes Night or Fireworks Night. A typical Bonfire Night Party could be held at home, or be a community event. There will usually be a big bonfire built. A guy would be set on top of the bonfire, as an effigy of Guy Fawkes. Traditionally, in the days approaching Bonfire Night, children would go around their neighbourhood asking for a 'penny for the guy'.

At the parties, people stand around the bonfire watching the guy burn. There could be games for the kids such as apple bobbing. (Apples floating in a barrel of water, trying to lift them out with your teeth without using your hands). Nice.

There are always a lot of fireworks. November 5th is a bad night to fly into UK airports with all the smoke from the bonfires and the fireworks!

Adults will stand around having a drink. There is always drink at all British celebrations, goes without saying.

November 5th celebrations are uniquely British. We're going to having a Bonfire Night party this year, even though we live in Canada. There's enough English people in our neighbourhood to understand what's going on. And our Canadian friends will enjoy it as it's just another excuse to have a party.

Answer 2

Well, often people would have private bonfires, which has an effigy on top, called the Guy. The children would have sprinklers, and you would stand outside setting off fire works. However, this is becoming less common, due to health and safety concerns. There are also often public displays. Some towns have individual celebrations. Lewes is well-known for it's extravagent celebrations. In Ottery St-Mary, Devon, throughout the day, people, including children (!) carry barrels of burning tar through the street in a procession. Amazingly, no-one has been injured severely in this!

Answer 3

People tend to celebrate Bonfire Night in a variety of ways. Most big towns, and often small villages too have a Bonfire Night for the community. Often its organised by a charity and held in a big field, so you're normally asked to contribute to charity by paying a small amount to enter. There's a huge bonfire made from logs and sticks which is lit with a 'guy' on the top. Sometimes the guy is made by local school children. There is also a big firework display and attractions at the bigger events such as a funfair or bbq selling hotdogs and burgers. My favourite place is normally the beer tent! People also buy fireworks to have smaller displays in their gardens where they often invite family and neighbours over. Its a great night of the year as it gets the community together

Answer 4

Why we celebrate the fact that someone DIDN'T blow up the Houses of Parliament is a mystery to most of us nowadays....but celebrate we do....

And a damn nuisance it is too...fireworks were only meant to be let off on Nov 5th but now they are being let off weeks before and afterwards too. Not being a killjoy but this is not fair on elderly people, people with young children who are trying to get some sleep, and to people with pets.....simply because the manufactures seemingly make the fireworks louder and louder each year and a great deal of "youngsters" are not being responsible about letting them off,....besides aren't fireworks an explosive! Who in their right mind sells explosives to the general population...especially nowadays!

BUT....other than fireworks themselves, we do have bonfires and parties with drinking and food...bonfire toffee, ( I had a friend from England living in Kansas and had to send her some every year) and toffee apples too....

Answer 5

I'm not British, but I lived there last year.I hope you don't mind me adding my thought to this.

Most of the kids I taught just knew it as bonfire night. They don't really know about the history of Guy Fawks. I heard that they would burn effigies of Guy Fawks (or other political figures), but I did not see any evidence of this at all. Fireworks are sold in stores across the town I lived in, and people set off their own displays up to and including a week before 5 November, and a week or more afterwards. I went to the park to watch the display. It was neat, but I felt sorry for the pets cowaring in the corners at every bang!

Answer 6

In Australia they are banned product, and basically approved pirotecnhicians are allowed to have them, and the they are basically for use for activities inclusive of Australia Day, and New Years Eve etc. If a guy or woman who isn't licesned has them of their possession they face an particularly hefty wonderful and as much as ten years impriosnment. nevertheless whilst i became newborn we used to have exciting at guy Fawks night, yet in 1967 they have been banned through motives you have defined.

Answer 7

what is so special about the Nov 5..other than being my useless step-dads bday i see no other reason to celebrate that day..unless your talking about how Doc, Brown invented time travel on Nov 5, 1955 when fell and hit his head on the porcelain and came up with the idea of the flux capacitor which makes time travel possible

Answer 8

beings were found on Mars on Nov 5, 1888. but other than that I see no reason to celebrate.