Remember, remember the fifth of November, The gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes and his companions Did the scheme contrive, To blow the King and Parliament All up alive. Threescore barrels, laid below, To prove old England’s overthrow. But, by God’s providence, him […] More...
When I would go to the UK for work I remember Guy Fawkes day being like our 4th of July for the kinds of parties and celebration.
When I was a kid, still living in England, my dad used to build a bonfire in the back yard and on Bonfire night he would light the fire and set off fireworks. The best part, though, was the Bonfire Toffee made by Thorntons. Dad would buy a pound bag of this toffee, which was a dark brown colour and broken into pieces from a large flat. Mmmmm, can still taste it after all these years.