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A Christmas Eve celebration bonfire in Louisiana, United States. Bonfire Night is a name given to various yearly events marked by bonfires and fireworks. [1] These include Guy Fawkes Night (5 November) in Great Britain; All Hallows' Eve (31 October); May Eve (30 April); [2] Midsummer Eve/Saint John's Eve (23 June); [3] the Eleventh Night (11 July) among Northern Ireland Protestants; and the ...
Festivities in Windsor Castle by Paul Sandby, c. 1776. Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain, involving bonfires and fireworks displays.
The song was probably part of a medieval mummer's play before being adapted to modern Bonfire Night traditions. [3] The practice of cob coaling has parallels in other festive door-to-door begging traditions such as wassailing and souling. [4] Cob coaling was popular as recently as the 1970s, but probably died out some time in the 1980s. [2]
The Rye Bonfire is an annual bonfire event, occurring every November to celebrate Guy Fawkes night. The event, started by a maroon, begins with a procession through the town, consisting of torch-wielding representatives from bonfire societies, Scorcher the dragon, and the Ryebellion drummers. The parade winds through the town of Rye, until ...
The Sussex Bonfire tradition is a uniquely local form of protest with several influences under the motto We Burn For Good. Whereas Guy Fawkes night in most parts of Great Britain is traditionally commemorated at large public fireworks displays or small family bonfires, towns in Sussex and Kent hold huge gala events with fires, processions and festivals.
A chance discovery led officials in northern England to uncover well over 100 unexploded practice bombs from World War II buried underneath a children's playground.
The summer festival included sporting events along with arts and crafts, food stalls and fairground shows. [198] The winter festival coincided with bonfire night celebrations and included the town's annual fireworks display which was previously held at Warout Park.
A video released as part of an ongoing lawsuit against Southern California Edison, the electrical utility for Los Angeles, appears to show what a law firm says is the start of the deadly Eaton Fire.