When I was a kid I was taught that Fawkes with others tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament, I don't recall ever his religion being mentioned. Maybe it was originally why an effigy of Fawkes was burned but like many festivals, Halloween and New Year in Scotland, the real reasons are largely forgotten.
It is. I don't know if it was a conscious decision or not but there was definitely a move away from it being Guy Fawkes night to Bonfire/fireworks night. I don't think many people join up the dots to make the religions connections to the names of fireworks. Roman Candle Catherine Wheel Papebuster 5000
Apart from the biggest bonfire night/fireworks in the UK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes_Bonfire Where you get ****s walking around with burning crosses.
In 2001 an effigy of Osama bin Laden ensured that the annual event received more press attention than usual (it featured on the front page of some national newspapers) as did the Firle Bonfire Society’s 2003 choice of a gypsy caravan. Classy bunch
How is that relevant to the anti-catholic origins of it though? It's the biggest bonfire night in the UK, I've been there, it's mental.
There was a time I'd get my knickers in a twist over Lewes. Probably not that long ago either but I think it is just one of those idiosyncratic English things and doesn't reflect any genuine sectarian intent. I'm not comfortable with it, but it is a very localised thing.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/...nd-like-a-bunch-of-dildos-again-2013071275664 Protestants parading around like a bunch of dildos again 12-07-13 NORTHERN Ireland’s protestants are yet again commemorating a 17th Century battle by poncing around in their bowler hats. please log in to view this image King William and his horse, Ian The annual Twelfth of July parades see thousands of men marching through the streets, many of them playing dainty flutes that make them look like angry little pixies. But the parades are set to cause tension for the 323rd year in a row because the protestant dildos like to prance around in front of Catholics who, for some reason, do not find them utterly ridiculous. Julian Cook, professor of religious wind instruments at Roehampton University, said: “This all goes back to the Battle of the Boyne in 1690 when King William of Orange defeated the Catholic King James II by outplaying him on the recorder. “The victorious William then took James’s bowler hat and skipped around like a tosspot while waving his orange sash in the air, like some kind of Dutch morris dancer. “Then they had a massive battle because they had all come a long way and it seemed daft not to.” Professor Cook added: “And so the protestants commemorate this every year to remind the world that they are mentally ill.” Bill McKay, an ‘Orange Man’, from Belfast, marches at the front of the parade and bangs a drum as a reward for being the biggest dildo in his street. He said: “I’m really proud of my heritage so I painted a massive bowler hat on a wall.”
It's funny because it's true. For some reason a lot of Catholics don't find the parades absolutely ridiculous and waste a lot of energy opposing them - rather than saying **** it, you're a bunch of stupid looking ****s - tear away. I mean do we really need to waste our energies protesting against self-evident ******edness? please log in to view this image
Seems there are English loyalists and they are possibly more stupid than the rest please log in to view this image
But then I see this and realise there is no hope please log in to view this image There will be a few Loyal Sons of Ulster getting permanent banning orders from burrito bars around the country
Mexican Taigs are the worstest. Nando's says No! I see they went for girth rather than height. Think of the carbon knuckleprint these ****s leave <shakes head>
