2006-11-25 00:39:46 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
technically we celebrate the fact he was caught and didn't do the damage he wanted to. but ask any child about him or when or why the couldn't tell you.
2006-11-25 01:36:20 · answer #1 · answered by xvickiexx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the celebration is for the plot failing and the Houses of Parliament were not blown up, together with the King and the whole of his Government of 1604.
Yes I suppose Guy Fawkes and his henchmen were the terrorists of their time and were punished accordingly. It is a pity we do not punish terrorists in the same manner today. Would you like to see someone being hanged, drawn (guts pulled out whilst still alive and still attached to the prisoner and burnt and quartered (self explanatory) for planting bombs to maim and kill innocent people going about their work. I feel that a terrorist would think twice about it if he knew what awaited him when caught (if he survived the bomb of course). At least Mr Fawkes only had the one target, those he thought were ruining the country, as he did not wish to blow up innocent civilians. I think he paid a dreadful price for failure, as did all his colleagues in the plot.
2006-11-25 01:15:47 · answer #2 · answered by Joanne E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditional Bonfires do make a point of burning effigy's of the Pope to celebrate his failed attempt to bring down the free British Parliament. The Catholic system of the time was more corrupt than Islam. We think it's nuts to teach people that flying planes into buildings is an open doorway into virgin filled heaven! But Catholic Europe was a hell hole of bad r$$ religion and when we sorted it out they sent in the terrorists (who is it today that's trying to wreck democracy in Ireland?). The Vatican has only recently hushed up it's teaching that the Catholic church thinks it replaces Israel...sound familiar? Who is it that brought up Mohamed? One crusade has just been replaced with another, the aims are the same! They all want the religious overthrow of Jewish state rule and the overthrow of free Christian monarchs ie the Queen of England.
2006-11-25 03:15:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
in Ireland neither catholic or prodasent celebrate it despite what 1 answer you got says. it is An English celebration not a religious one and celebrates the fact that he got caught.
in Ireland there are 2 main bonfire night 1 is Halloween and the second is July11Th which is only celebrated by Protestant's
2006-11-25 00:49:44 · answer #4 · answered by oh_sh1te 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Allegedly Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the parliamentary buildings. He was arrested, "Democracy" was saved, and his Popish plot foiled. England was saved from the influence of impending Catholicism. To celebrate this dubious piece of history, we light beacons, set of rockets, and drop bangers through pensioners letterboxes. Guy Fawkes and the `Gunpowder Plot` has many outward signs of government propaganda - Guy Fawkes himself had been active for both Protestant and Catholic causes, and was "discovered" a little too conveniently. A subject that goes far beyond fireworks!
2006-11-25 01:03:28 · answer #5 · answered by ED SNOW 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which is why we celebrate it. Fawkes was caught in the act trying to blow up the Houses of Parliament. That's why we put his effigy on a bonfire every year
2006-11-25 00:42:57 · answer #6 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but we are celebrating the fact that they got caught. That is why we traditionally burn a guy fawkes on the bonfire
2006-11-25 00:41:24 · answer #7 · answered by nat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Essentially yes. However, one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter.
Do remember that we celebrate the CAPTURE and subsequent punishment of Fawkes, not what he was trying to achieve. ie burnnig a Guy on top of the bonfire.
Why Catholics celebrate it though escapes me!
His old school in York don't celebrate it at all as they quite resonably view the burning of one of their old boys as something that shouldn't be celebrate.
2006-11-25 00:42:57 · answer #8 · answered by Steve F 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I guess that Paul Revere and the Minutemen in Massachusettes during the Revolutionary War (aka War of Insurection for you Brits) could be considered terrorists. How about the French Freedom Fighters during WWII? I guess it is how you see it.
2006-11-25 00:48:13 · answer #9 · answered by F T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes - we celebrate the capture of the plotters and the foiling of the conspiracy. We don't celebrate Guy Fawkes or his intentions.
2006-11-25 00:43:05 · answer #10 · answered by The Wandering Blade 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bomb fire nite isnt a celebration of guy fawkes himself.it was brought about by government spin to celebrate the fact that they caught him and subliminally a message to the masses that mess with the government and you'll end up dead.
2006-11-25 00:48:25 · answer #11 · answered by aberdeen302004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋