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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.
Bonfire Night is principally celebrated in England, but there are also organized festivities across Scotland and Wales. However, the holiday’s original anti-Catholic associations means the ...
Lewes has seven bonfire societies, whereas other towns and villages in Sussex have a single bonfire society each, even large ones like Eastbourne. These other societies hold their own bonfire celebrations in the weeks leading up to November the Fifth, and each of the Lewes societies sends out parties to these "outmeetings" or "outfires" (the ...
The foiling of the plot is celebrated every year on Bonfire Night. Worsley said visiting the manor's Gatehouse helped her understand why the plotters chose it as their meeting place.
This year, Williston, North Dakota, celebrated its 10th annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony with a 41-foot-tall Colorado Blue Spruce. In addition to the tree lighting, guests enjoyed a bonfire ...
The present-day Guy Fawkes Night is usually celebrated at large organised events, centre on a bonfire and extravagant firework displays. Lewes Bonfire describes a set of celebrations held in the town of Lewes , Sussex that constitute the United Kingdom's largest and most famous Bonfire Night festivities, [ 88 ] with Lewes being called the ...
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 ...