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| Guy Fawkes |
The 5th November is Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night in Britain. We remember the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when some conspirators led by a man called Guy Fawkes tried to blow up [far saltare] Parliament. We have bonfires [dei falò] and eat hot food like soup, jacket potatoes and sausages. We also eat a spicy cake called Parkin. You can read more here.
GUY FAWKES NIGHT WORDSEARCH
GUY FAWKES NIGHT WORDSEARCH
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| Beefeaters or Yeomen of the Guard. They search Parliament for gunpowder [polvere da sparo] every year before the Queen opens the session. Image - Wikipedia |
So tonight is the night of bonfires and fireworks and hot foods that I have read about primarily in British mystery novels that have had murders occur during the festivities. I wonder how many remember the real Guy, who have the sense to jump off the gallows with the hangman's noose around his neck, so that he died before he could suffer the pain of having his intestines drawn from his body after being weakened by partial hanging? Or, so the story goes.
ReplyDeleteHi, Nick and thank you for commenting here. You are right - I should think very few Brits ever think about that.
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