I know what supposedly happened, but the question is,
do you lot celebrate Fawkes' attempt, or the foiling of it?
If the latter, I wonder: why immortalize a criminal's name?
If the former, then you're a steadier bunch of motherfvckers than
I've given you credit for.

h.

It's a secret gay pride celebration.

Guy Fawkes = Guy ****s.

Not many people know that.

I dont actually know to be honest whether its celebrating him or the catching of him.

its just always been an excuse to let off loads of fireworks and get drunk (since I've been of drinking age).

It's the celebration of catching him doing it.

Guy Fawkes was a Catholic wanting a Catholic government by killing the Protestant King who would be replaced by someone who was more sympathetic to Catholic wants/needs.

Britain has its own denomenation, C of E, Protestant branched. Majority of English were protestants.

Guy Fawkes was a foiled religious terrorist of his time I guess.

The bonfire is the fire inwhich he was burnt to death in execution, the fireworks are in representation of what may have happened if Parliament had exploded.

You learn something new everyday.

Does that mean the Yanks and Iraqis can start celebrating Saddam Hussein night, or Bin Laden night if they ever catch the cunt?

We celebrate Guy Fawkes because he was the last honest man to enter Parliament.

It's pretty much how MickeyB described, although given the low regard politicians are held in many would say it's in the secret hope that he comes back!

Thanks, everyone. :)

We celebrate Guy Fawkes because he was the last honest man to enter Parliament.

this is the reason ^

It's the celebration of catching him doing it.

Guy Fawkes was a Catholic wanting a Catholic government by killing the Protestant King who would be replaced by someone who was more sympathetic to Catholic wants/needs.

Britain has its own denomenation, C of E, Protestant branched. Majority of English were protestants.

Guy Fawkes was a foiled religious terrorist of his time I guess.

The bonfire is the fire inwhich he was burnt to death in execution, the fireworks are in representation of what may have happened if Parliament had exploded.

Even though he was hung,drawn and quartered. Curious, that.

It's one of those British festivals that people just celebrate, regardless of the origins.

We celebrate it because it's old! Old things are groovier than new things! Always! Far out, man! Don't Bogart the joint! I can hear the drab colors of ****-stained peasant clothing and see the medieval lute music!

Wow , very informative thread guys. I always thought Guy Fawkes night was about aiming fireworks at schoolchildren and elderly people.At least that happens where i come from unfortunately.

Guy Fawkes was a legend.

Catholic Power!

It's the celebration of catching him doing it.

Guy Fawkes was a Catholic wanting a Catholic government by killing the Protestant King who would be replaced by someone who was more sympathetic to Catholic wants/needs.

Britain has its own denomenation, C of E, Protestant branched. Majority of English were protestants.

Guy Fawkes was a foiled religious terrorist of his time I guess.

The bonfire is the fire inwhich he was burnt to death in execution, the fireworks are in representation of what may have happened if Parliament had exploded.

Almost true, except English catholics were still not yet a minority and the protestant domination hadn't yet taken full sway. King James succesor was Charles 1, who started the English Civil War because people suspected he was a catholic sympathiser (he married a catholic) who brought the C of E too close to the catholicism, and he ended up getting executed when he lost the war. The civil war quashed catholics and their influence in england greatly. Many catholic aristocrats and nbolity were still present in Parliament at the time of Guido Fawkes (about 43 years before Charles got executed) and this was a concern of some of the people invlolved in The Gunpowder Plot. They however plodded along for the greater good. It was an interesting period of English history, as the preceeding century saw divisions between royal siblings based on the catholic/protestant split (James 1 of England was James VI of Scotland and took the English throne [which United the Kingdom] because Elizabeth I left no heir, which is ironic as she exected his mum Mary Queen of Scots[a catholic who tried taking power because she was popular amongst english catholics] who was her own sister!).