TREASON!

[oakdale160]

Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.

The day that Catholic 'Terrorists' in the1600s planned to blow up Parliament and King James who was opening the session.

My father British father used to say--- Guy Fawkes, the only man who went to Westminster with good intentions.

Ihear that in the UK the old British 'Bonfire Day" has been replaced by the American Hallow'een---Shame.

[redzonerocker]

Ihear that in the UK the old British 'Bonfire Day" has been replaced by the American Hallow'een---Shame.

Not at all, Bonfire night is still active, though the fireworks seem to go on for about a fortnight as opposed to the traditional one night.
Bonfires aren't as widespread due to a mixture of health and safety and places to build one, compared to years ago

Halloween has become more focused on 'trick or treating'.

[Dannie Boy]

The main difference is that when I was a boy (more than 50 years ago) almost any family with children had a bonfire and fireworks in their back garden whereas now, most people go to organized displays. In terms of the spectacle, today's displays take a lot of beating, but I'm sure a lot of the excitement has been lost.

[redzonerocker]

The main difference is that when I was a boy (more than 50 years ago) almost any family with children had a bonfire and fireworks in their back garden whereas now, most people go to organized displays. In terms of the spectacle, today's displays take a lot of beating, but I'm sure a lot of the excitement has been lost.

There was an abundance of waste grounds back then too where huge bonfires were built during the weeks building up to the 5th.
It was a good time of the year for people to get rid of old furniture and anything else that would burn.

You don't see many (if any) kids out touting for a 'penny for the guy' . . . . probably be a tenner nowadays

[jimk]

Halloween is no more an American festival than Loy Kratong is. When I was a lad in 1940s Glasgow, all the kids would dress up as pirates, cowboys, Indians, ghosts and the like and go round the neighbourhood houses 'guising', frequently being invited in to sing a song or recite a poem, or maybe 'dook' for apples in a zinc bathtub. We'd get home late and empty our pockets of sweets, nuts and coins we'd collected, and in those times of postwar austerity we'd often do surprisingly well, financially speaking. And as far as I know the custom continues to this day.

[Deep Blue]

Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.

The day that Catholic 'Terrorists' in the1600s planned to blow up Parliament and King James who was opening the session.

My father British father used to say--- Guy Fawkes, the only man who went to Westminster with good intentions.

Ihear that in the UK the old British 'Bonfire Day" has been replaced by the American Hallow'een---Shame.

LOL, have you heard of American Google? Always start there and usually next you need to go to American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween where I found this;

"It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from Celtic harvest festivals which may have pagan roots, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain, and that this festival was Christianized as Halloween.[1][7][12][13][14][15] Some academics, however, support the view that Halloween began independently as a solely Christian holiday.[1][16][17]"

We Americans have only been around for 241 years, mostly our thing is making huge corporations.

[arcadianagain]

There was an abundance of waste grounds back then too where huge bonfires were built during the weeks building up to the 5th.
It was a good time of the year for people to get rid of old furniture and anything else that would burn.

You don't see many (if any) kids out touting for a 'penny for the guy' . . . . probably be a tenner nowadays

That was me and my fellow urchins. My mother and her generation used to call November 5th "Pope Night"

[pharvey]

Bonfires aren't as widespread due to a mixture of health and safety and places to build one, compared to years ago:

There's certainly still the odd enjoyable one!!

"A caricature of Donald Trump is set alight in the village of Edenbridge, Kent, on Saturday as part of Bonfire night celebrations. The 11-metre effigy features the US Republican presidential candidate wearing Mexico-themed shorts and holding the head of his rival Hillary Clinton in his arm. Its creator, local artist Frank Shepherd, said he didn’t think Americans were offended by the event and suggested some were actually ‘quite pleased’."

Taken from The Guardian

[hhfarang]

We Americans have only been around for 241 years, mostly our thing is making huge corporations.

... and electing dishonest, self-serving, corrupt politicians.

[arcadianagain]

We Americans have only been around for 241 years, mostly our thing is making huge corporations.

... and electing dishonest, self-serving, corrupt politicians.

Don`t grab all the glory HH, we`ve got Tony Bliar

[Deep Blue]

We Americans have only been around for 241 years, mostly our thing is making huge corporations.

... and electing dishonest, self-serving, corrupt politicians.

Yes America and Americans are profit motivated, can you tell? In the UK not so much, it’s not posh and low class.

[Felipesed1]

Have you ever met any British people?


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[Deep Blue]

Have you ever met any British people?


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No, but I just watched 'The Crown' on Netflix - shocking, unbelievable, do they even wipe themselves? I have to be careful as this is a prohibited topic, but imagine what any American thinks of that????

[pharvey]

For the love of God (or Americans) and

[Deep Blue]

For the love of God (or Americans) and

I hate to be the one to tell you this, are you sitting - there is no God.