Remember, Remember, the 5th of November
History is a bitch
Remember, remember,
the 5th of November,
The gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason,
why the gunpowder treason,
Should ever be forgot.
They say that those who forget history are condemned to repeat it.
They still celebrate Guy Fawkes night, or bonfire night, on the 5th of November in the UK. I have a cousin who lives there and one year we attended the party in their village where they burned all kinds of household stuff in the biggest bonfire I’ve ever seen. Rugs, furniture, you name it, it was in the fire. And they had really good food too.
I had friend who traveled in Scotland at this time of year. He told me that in England they were celebrating Guy Fawkes not blowing up parliament, but that he was pretty sure the Scots were celebrating the attempt itself and lamenting its failure.
Remember the 5th of November.
Americans, go vote.
