it was bonfires night last night(23rd) here in the west of ireland, was just wondering if any part of britain has the same tradition.
im pretty sure its confined here in ireland to the west of the country.
anyway a good night was had, fires blazing and a few drinks under the stars, nice way to while away a thursday night.
david
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on the 5th of November
*A-hem*
12th July.
But rac, Isn't every night bonfire night in Norn Iron?
Heh.
Well it has been for the past month or so.
We have the tradition in Denmark.
odd, would a thought all traditonal bonfire nights would be in the autumn or winter, and definately not summer.Only goes to show, I guess
We burn a witch, on a huge bonfire, on mid-summers night eve.
Kind of rolls bonfire night, halloween, and Guy Fawkes into one evening.
just goes to show what a backward people the danes are, still carrying out witch trials
On the 5th of November
Indeed, Guy Fawkes Night, when a effigy of Guy is burned on a big bonfire.
Don't know why, as he was Hung, Drawn and Quartered - the English regarded burning at the stake as rather vulgar for some reason.
And his real name wasn't Guy, it was Guido.
*Well it has been for the past month or so.*
All part of our glorious tradition of putting the shits up the taigs on the flimsiest of pretexts - that we have a holiday that fetishises the killing of a catholic (nov 5th) apparantly isn't enough for some sections of the community.
The new Tesco store that opened beside my house has recently been decorated with union jacks and UVF flags, so if those are taken down I can look forward to a few more bonfires than usual.
I may not be remembering this right,but I heard somewhere that Guy Fawkes night was a pagen holiday that because it was popular with the masses the church & state changed its meaning to a celebration of stopping parliament being blown up,so that they didn't need to get rid of it.Kind of like what they did with Mardi Gras.
And April Fool's Day, Christmas, Valentine's and (to a lesser extent) Halloween - which was a deeply important time of year for pagans, and now it's a party for kids. Nowt wrong with that, though.
Bear, where's that Tesco?
do you do guy fawkes in the north?
anyone remember the guy falks mask that came every year with whizzer and chip and buster etc?i remember using it as a halloween mask.
Umpty - Cookstown, on the Orritor Road.
Don't know why, as he was Hung, Drawn and Quartered
If I remember correctly, ultimately all the little bits of Guy Fawkes were thrown on a fire. I think they boiled them in water first. Like a cannibal stew.
As far as burning bits goes, after the hanging (this was never meant to kill them, they were cut down just before the point of death so as to still be alive during the REALLY nasty bits) before the entrails and such like were taken out during the 'drawing' process, the genitals of all the conspirators were all cut off and deliberately burnt in front of their eyes.
You know, just to really rub it in.
generally our bbq's are quieter than that, few burgers and the odd sausage. the kids would go mad if i started roasting bollocks.
Why the 23rd in the west of Ireland ?
It's the 5th of November in the UK to celebrate the 'gunpowder plot' right ? The plot to blow up the houses of parliament by Guy Fawkes ...
It's a pagan/ soltice type thing on the 23rd
though where im from its called O?che Fheil' Eoin- St. Johns' Eve- another example of Christianity usurping old pagan festivals
St. John must have been the patron saint of booze, smoke filled eyes and disposing of household rubbish
The nearest wiccan/pagan festie i know of round then is the New Year, Samhain, more commonly known as Hallowe'en. There's 8 sabbats a year and they come round about every 6 weeks or so. The Autumn Equinox (Madron) is the one before and that's 21st September.
Not sure if that's any help whatsoever!
Tanky x
The Wickerman Festival(Probably a good idea not to be an uptight christian policeman if you're going to this one.)
Cool!
There is such a thing, but these guys have got the wrong end of the stick - Bonfires and wickermen(sans people and chickens these days!) are burnt on Beltane (1st May) As it's the festie of the fire God, Bel.