Jolene and I went out with a coworker, his wife, and a group of their friends to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night on the other side of London. We were in Battersea Park with an absolute ton of people, lighting bonfires and watching fireworks.
"Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in England. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Celebrating the fact that King James I had survived the attempt on his life, people lit bonfires around London, and months later the introduction of the Observance of 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot's failure." - Wikipedia
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I am glad you went to the movie so you knew what this holiday was all about.
Let's be honest. I've watched "V" for Vendetta but I'm pretty sure it just creeped me out and not until I started to read on Wikipedia about the 5th of November did it start to sink in.
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