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Hello Chordie Land here I am surrounded by fireworks. Here in New Zealand every year we still celebrate Guy Fawkes on November the 5th with fireworks. I am wondering if any other parts of Chordie Land are doing that or even know what I am posting about????? Guy Fawkes failed to blow up the English Parliament and for some reason it has become part of our New Zealand annual events.
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You can't blame the Guy ( get it?) For trying. I let the fireworks off last night for my grandkids, seems like there were a lot of like minded Peep's around there were lots of rockets,wizz bangs, flashes and stuff going on all around. I suppose there'll be more tonight as it's only just the 5th here, we are a good few hours behind you new Zealanders.
I grew up celebrating this event much loved by us Brits. My kids and G. kids also have enjoyed it over years and by the sounds of it's still popular now.
It strange how the attempt at mass murder should be remembered so joyfully we are a strange lot.
Happy Guy Fawkes Day, New Zealand and Great Britain!
Here in Canada, we don't celebrate this holiday ... but it would be good if we had a reason to. What passes as "democracy" in this country is disgraceful. We have a federal election every 4-years or so, and the politicians can make whatever promises they want to get the electorate's attention. Our most powerful broadcaster (the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) is 100% publicly funded, so they promote whichever pro-socialism candidate who offers them the most money, and the sheep blindly follow.
After elected, there are no mechanisms in place to hold them accountable to their promises. The locally-elected candidates for the ruling party are required to support the party line, even if their constituents don't. And since that situation exists, they really don't try to find out what the people who voted for them think. Instead of representing the electorate's interests at the policy table, they spend their time "selling" the government position / agenda to their constituents! So every election term basically gives us a 4-year tyranny.
As a result, voter turnout continues to diminish, so that a full 1/3 of the electorate doesn't vote anymore ... a number which grows each election. What's happening is that 1/3 of eligible voters are saying, "None of the above." There are times when I'm ashamed of what my country is becoming. Perhaps we need a Bolshevik Revolution or a Guy Fawkes so that true democracy will return ... but I have no hopes this will happen. We reached rubicon a long time ago.
Had to rant ... and this seemed like the right occasion. I think I'll go play my guitar, and see if I can delude myself into thinking everything's okay for a few moments.
A little known fact, Guy Fawks committed suicide by jumping out of a window at the tower of London while on the way to his execution! That didn't spoil their fun though, they still hung him, disemboweled him then cut him into quarters and displayed the bits at the 4 corners of the country! What would they have done if he'd succeeded?
Is there such a thing as an honest politician? They're all millionaires that are robbing us to make more millions for themselves.
I am loving all your clever replies. With the divide between rich and poor getting bigger we sure could do with a revolution.
Guy Fawkes night, or bonfire night as we used to call it used to be only on November 5th when we were kids. Now it starts around Halloween, ( America gave us that little gem). And finishes on New Years Day. The rockets get bigger and what goes up must come down. I still have a dent in my car bonnet where one hit. I've just realised I'm beginning to enjoy being a grumpy old man.
Wow he was a really unpopular person.
We used to make a guy out of old clothes, paper, straw or anything else you could get your hands on. Then we'd stand outside the shops or pubs and ask, a penny for the guy. That would help to buy the fireworks. These days it seems you just have to dress like a guy and sit on a blanket with a dog
Committing suicide on the way to execution may be the very definition of spite.
It was a very cruel time. They'd cut you down from the gallows before you were dead, then split you open and lay you guts and entrails on your chest. I'm not quite sure if they cut off your arms and legs or worse? It was called being hung drawn and quartered. I don't know why we have fire works and a bonfire, maybe the fireworks signify the explosives/gunpowder. Maybe they burnt the bits later? They must have been desperate to get rid of the king and his corrupt government.
I'd fervently celebrated the occasion since earliest childhood, with memories of sitting atop my fathers shoulders (RIP), sparklers in mittened hands, a backgarden bonfire with a potatoes wrapped in foil & baked in the dying embers, parkin cake, toffee apples, hot chocolate drinks (later replaced by mulled wine)... it is only in recent times I've realised the irony of celebrating failure of The Plot and death of the man who some say is the last person to enter the houses of parliament with honest intentions.
Would we be in the position we are now, ie the 1% situation with the parasites claim to having being 'born to reign over us' if they'd succeeded ?...
I can feel a song coming on.
The myth is far more romantic that the truth, and I think that mask and nifty poem has a lot to do with that. Fawkes was a radical Catholic (no snub on Catholics, I'm married to one) that tried to blow up Parliament and kill King James in order to put another Catholic on the throne.
Short story, the guy was a grade-A religious fanatic.
Cool mask, though.
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