“Bonfire Night”/ Week/ Month

[steve2006]

I’m getting on a bit now but “Bonfire Night” was always the 5th of November held in celebration of the foiled plot by Guy Fawkes.

If that date fell on a Sunday it was either the 4th or 6th of that month.

There were also TV ads advising pet owners to keep their animals indoors on the evening to ensure they were safe and not frightened.

This has now gradually extended from one night to a week and with the odd banger being let off maybe a month before.

Like most things commercialism has taken over, why have just one event when you can have several.

The TV ad warnings have disappeared as I doubt being advised to keep you cat indoors for a couple of weeks before and after the official date would either go down very well or be very practical.

My final gripe is that fireworks i.e. gunpower i.e. an explosive substance are still available over the counter to the public and I’m pretty sure that Google or the “Dark Web” would soon provide the required information to manufacture something far more sinister than a rocket.

My personal view is that this should be limited to organised professional events held only on 5/11 +/- 1 day

[Malc1]

Yup you’re right of course and I remember standing around a huge garden bonfire with fireworks, potatoes roasting in the hot ash and usually …….. rain showers too and shivering in the cold ……. and that Guy burning at the stake ……. and kids going round the streets with a Guy in an old pram expecting contributions to help buy “ bangers “ whatever 

Times change and of course we now have almost contemporaneous and amazing celebrations for Diwali  …… fireworks and all  👍🤣😂👍

Its GREAT 😊 

Malc