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https://www.marketforum.com/forum/topic/77015/#77212
This was a big holiday for Alex, being from Great Britain.
https://www.history.com/news/guy-fawkes-day-a-brief-history
Happy Guy Fawkes Day 2022, in memory of Alex!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R92dkwpDcMI
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This was the first time that I actually listened to the entire story in detail.
Remember, remember, the Fifth of November
Gunpowder treason and plot
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot
Every November 5th for the past four hundred years or so Great Britain has celebrated Guy Fawkes Night with fireworks and bonfires and it looks like it’s a jolly good time.
The night is a celebration of a foiled terrorist plot against King James I in 1605 when a cabal of Catholic fanatics tried to blow up the crown. Eight of thirteen of these conspirators were executed, including the infamous Guy Fawkes, who was in charge of the 36 barrels of gunpowder that was meant to be ignited underneath Westminister Palace, killing the entire House of Lords.
The plot failed. Miserably. These wannabe assassins thought they were fighting for religious freedom but ended up dying messily: hanged, torn apart, and gutted. The Catholics of the United Kingdom would have to wait until 1829 to be emancipated.
But if being killed isn’t bad enough, Guy Fawkes became the face of what is now known as the Gunpowder Plot. And in January of 1606, Parliament declared that November 5th was a day of celebration. Once a year all of Blighty fondly remembers that time Guy Fawkes and his mates cocked it all up.
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https://www.politicsnc.com/how-the-january-6th-treason-plot-recalls-the-gunpowder-treason-plot/
I love this idea to celebrate the defeated attempt of Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election/commit treason.
Instead of using it for political agenda and pretending it means we're about to lose our democracy, we should celebrate the resounding defeat of this attempt to overthrow the results of a presidential election.
Remember, remember, the Fifth of November
Gunpowder treason and plot
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot
Infamy, infamy, the sixth of January
Trump's treasonous plot
I see no reason why Trump's treason
Should ever be forgot
Francesca Street, CNN • Published 5th November 2022
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/guy-fawkes-bonfire-night/index.html
