We in the uk celebrate bonfire night (November the 5th) does any other countries celebrate it? And does anyone in the uk know this little tune we used to sing it goes ''gunpowder-plot will never be forgot, my old england standing on a rock, if you haven't got a penny, an ha'penny will do, if you haven't got a ha'penny god bless you'' ?
2006-11-04 03:47:11 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
Ok ok i know its also a christmas song but it was also a bonfire night song.......... and im not a sausage lol. Other countries that are in the commonwealth like canada, or australia
2006-11-04 03:54:02 · update #1
Newfoundlanders celebrate it.
2006-11-04 04:00:34 · answer #1 · answered by kardea 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is some confusion historically as to why bonfires are lit on November 5th. Bonfires were orginially lit on 31st October by Pagans to celebrate Samhain (Hallowe'en) and it seems it was then 'hijacked' to mark the 'Gunpowder Plot' of November 5th 1605. This is not something that other countries would recognise as it is exclusively a part of English political history.
2006-11-04 04:08:58 · answer #2 · answered by Lunar_Chick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you're confused, the song goes
"Remember, remember, the fifth of November,
the gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why the gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot"
The holiday is specifically British, it celebrates the capture of the terrorist Guy Fawkes who tried to blow up Parliament sometime in the 1600s.
2006-11-04 09:03:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats a christmas song you sausage! Christmas is coming and the turkeys getting fat, please put a penny in the old mans hat, if you haven't got a penny then a ha'penny will do, if you haven't got a ha'penny then God Bless you!
2006-11-04 03:49:54 · answer #4 · answered by floppity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm living in France's capital, Paris, at the moment and they don't have any firework celebrations! I did look up some things on google just to make sure, as i am rather missing the fireworks display in my home town in Scotland. Oh and as for the song, sorry but I have no idea about that one.
2006-11-05 05:48:56 · answer #5 · answered by Sami 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ahhh, Guy Fawkes, the only man to enter parliment with the idea of bettering it.
No, its pretty much UK exclusive, like the 4th of July or the 26th of January.
2006-11-06 10:03:26 · answer #6 · answered by guhralfromhell 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt if any other countries celebrate it as it was to commemorate Guy Fawkes unsuccesful gunpowder plot to blow up parliament so I don't think that would be relevant elsewhere
2006-11-04 03:51:29 · answer #7 · answered by flossybean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not certain, but I believe this has to do with Guy Faux and what is known as the "Gunpowder Rebellion." Under Cromwells rule, Guy Faux and other like minded patriots attempted to blow up Parliment but was caught and executed.
2006-11-04 12:34:15 · answer #8 · answered by Benjamin H 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it is a totally British celebration
2006-11-04 03:57:37 · answer #9 · answered by grumpyoldman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well they dont in germany when I lived there I asked my friend why there were no fire works on bonfire night then it dawned on me, duh, it was all about guy fawkes wanting to blow up the houses of parliament why on earth would any other country celebrate it.
2006-11-04 03:54:34 · answer #10 · answered by charlie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋