As we rapidly approach November 5th which is Bonfire night in the the UK the fireworks parties here are getting crazy!
All I can here outside is explosions and fire engines hurtling everywhere!
For all you in the US who may not know what I am talking about
:
The
Gunpowder Plot of
1605 was a failed attempt by a group of provincial
English Catholics to kill King
James I of England, his family, and most of the
Protestant aristocracy in a single attack by blowing up the
Houses of Parliament during the
State Opening. The conspirators had then planned to abduct the royal children, not present in Parliament, and incite a revolt in the
Midlands.
The Gunpowder Plot was one of a series of unsuccessful
assassination attempts against James I, and followed the
Main Plot and
Bye Plot of
1603. Many believe the Gunpowder Plot to have been part of the
Counter-Reformation.
On
November 5 each year, people in the
United Kingdom and other
Commonwealth countries including
New Zealand,
South Africa,
Newfoundland,
Bahamas,
Saint Kitts and formerly
Australia celebrate the failure of the plot on what is known as
Guy Fawkes Night, Bonfire Night, Fireworks Night or Plot Night; although the political meaning of the festival has grown to be very much secondary today.
Have a great Bonfire Night Y'all if you are celebrating anywhere in the world
Its like Beirut here!
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