This is an outdated festival, celebrating a time of sectarian strife in England. Should we continue to celebrate it? Especially given that it seems to be a license to create mayhem, for those that require an excuse - see this BBC article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/gloucestershire/6119908.stm
I would be interested to know what others think of this.
2006-11-09 00:16:38 · 28 answers · asked by Robert H 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
The fact that it's traditional probably isn't a good enough reason to keep it - after all, so was foxhunting, the burning of witches, and cockfighting.
2006-11-09 00:27:19 · update #1
NO!
Guy had the best idea about MPs ever.
2006-11-09 23:40:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do see your point, but should we ban Christmas because it gives a minority of idiots an excuse to rob houses of their Chrismas presents, ban Easter as the four days off some people get gives an excuse to a few to go on a four day day bender and kick the crap out of people cos they're out of their heads, ban halloween as a few idiots throw eggs and flour at people's houses.
It's awful that a minority commit these acts but if it wasn't fireworks it would be something else, why should these few spoil what is a traditional celebration every year. We are in a way celebrating that this act didn't happen, hence the burning of Guy Fawkes on bonfires and we as a country are losing enough of our traditions at the moment that we are in danger of forgetting who we are and our great country's past
No offence just my opinion!
2006-11-09 08:39:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
If it was just organised events for that one night only then I would be happy to keep it, but as its not about Guy Fawkes anymore these days, for lots of people its just an excuse to go round terrorising others with fireworks until the early hours of the morning for weeks before and after November 5th, little kiddies are terrified as are animals and what those evil idiots did to that poor cat with a firework in Bingley, West Yorkshire is beyond evil.
2006-11-09 08:49:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it's fun. Most people have a safe and hassle-free Bonfire Night and enjoy the fireworks with friends and family.
Unfortunately there are some people who will use any excuse to cause trouble. If the celebrations were stopped the thuggish part of society would easily find some other excuse to cause trouble.
2006-11-09 08:27:09 · answer #4 · answered by Mad Professor 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its not really about the mayhem at all in my opinion. to me its about having a right to hold governments accountable to their people. the are here to serve the public, not the other way around. when a government over extends their bounds, telling us that we don't have the right to basic human choice, they are wrong by doing so. country's are founded on rebellion, and the best example is the united states. so discontinue a celebration of one persons right to stand up do the powers that be for justice? i think not. there is a reason its honored in the first place is there not? because it celebrates the fact that one person can make a difference in the world. and to remind us that we all have a voice and a choice
2006-11-09 08:32:39 · answer #5 · answered by metal ed 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Coming from Cheltenham myself where the article reports on, I'd say it wasn't so much the fireworks fault as the people using them. Foolish people will always find a way of playing out their foolishness. I do however agree that the sale of fireworks should be banned apart from for the use at professional displays. An unpopular view it may be, but a safer one.
2006-11-09 08:22:44 · answer #6 · answered by likes_marmite 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes we should continue to celbrate it.
It seems that we are the only country in the world not allowed to celebrate our history and keep our traditions. Do you think that the French would allow PC pompous arseholes to ban Labour Day or bastille day or Armistice day? (the way local authorities in the UK flipantly walk over our old traditions incase it upsets minority religions?)
Time to screw PC and stand up for all that is British and accept new faiths and traditions into British life rather than let those new faiths rub us and our history out completely.
2006-11-09 10:42:59 · answer #7 · answered by Gary c 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think the reason this celebration (bad chioce of word) has stuck around so long is that during the cold dark evenings of Autumn standing infront of a warm fire seems like a good idea. Call it something else if it apeases you but between august and Christmas there are no bank holidays and bonfire night get people together.
Long may it continue
2006-11-09 08:30:40 · answer #8 · answered by STEVE MACK 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think that people should still do it, but the whole firework thing days before should be banned! Only on the 5th of November and maybe only people with a licence to do big shows.
2006-11-09 13:54:56 · answer #9 · answered by PeachyPies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be honest, I just think that fireworks should not be sold publiclly.
We have them from October till January getting set off by little dick heads who come out about 10-11 at night and it does my head in!!!!!!!
The displays are fine cos the kids love them but anything else just gets out of hand!
I don't think they should stop celebrating 'bomy night' tho!
2006-11-09 09:35:03 · answer #10 · answered by EMA 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it shlould still be celebrated because its a part of england's history but I dont think it should be celebrated by fireworks. Surely there must be a more intresting way to celebrate it fireworks are really boring and I dont know why people like it.
2006-11-09 08:20:23 · answer #11 · answered by aaaaaaa 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋