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  • KateHon Apr 13, 2012 @ 11:00 am | delete
    This was such an interesting lens - history came alive! Great job!
  • Shadrosky Apr 6, 2012 @ 10:50 am | delete
    Very informative and thorough! Remember, remember the 5th of November :)
  • tonyb65 Jan 27, 2012 @ 10:58 am | delete
    Should never be forgotten. Thanks. When I was a child we all you used say the rhyme "Remember remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot.
  • kjbranch77 Nov 9, 2011 @ 9:52 pm | delete
    this was awesome!
  • PaulOnBooks Nov 6, 2011 @ 9:04 am | delete
    Not too many sirens round here last night so let's hope the lens worked: Angel Blessed for some great advice.
  • fanfreluche Nov 5, 2011 @ 2:56 pm | delete
    Happy Guy Fawkes Night!
  • poddys Nov 4, 2011 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    Nicely updated and congratulations on the Purple Star. It's good to see Bonnie's memory being kept alive through her wonderful Squidoo lenses.
  • LisaAuch Nov 4, 2011 @ 11:05 am | delete
    I just love guy Fawkes, and I was just sitting here, watching the video with my daughter, who was more interested in knowing if I had her "sparklers" ready for Bonfire night! so It was grea tto also read through the saftey instructions! Blessed
  • michael close Oct 27, 2011 @ 11:43 pm | delete
    thank you so much for everything and a happy nov the 5th
  • CrazyPirate Oct 7, 2011 @ 2:02 am | delete
    Very educational. Much obliged to you and fireworks.
  • cffutah Oct 1, 2011 @ 8:30 am | delete
    I sure had no idea about this day, thansk for the education. If you like to browse lens as I do, mine has a great educational topic with poll questions for my readers to enjoy.
  • aj2008 Sep 22, 2011 @ 5:27 am | delete
    So pleased to see the Purple Star on this lens :)
  • Sojourn Sep 20, 2011 @ 8:15 pm | delete
    An impressive lens that was obviously created with a great deal of passion. Beautiful and informative all at the same time!
  • YayasHome Sep 20, 2011 @ 6:02 pm | delete
    What an incredibly interesting story. I've never known the whole reason behind Guy Fawkes Day. Now, having learned the reason why, it makes a whole lot more sense to me. Thanks for telling it in such a great an' interesting way. It's something I'll never forget.
  • WordCustard Sep 20, 2011 @ 12:50 pm | delete
    Very interesting read and congratulations on a sparkly firework of a purple star! Bonnie, even though you are not here you still put smiles on our faces.
  • flighty02 Sep 6, 2011 @ 3:39 am | delete
    I used to love Guy Fawkes night as a kid it used to be so exciting to go to a bonfire and set off the fireworks.
  • howel Sep 5, 2011 @ 7:28 pm | delete
    Great history lesson, and I also like the print images. It brings back memories around the bonfire as a child.
  • terrapin719 Aug 10, 2011 @ 12:44 am | delete
    Very informative! *~*~angel dust~*~*
  • joanv334 Feb 14, 2011 @ 7:00 pm | delete
    Hello, loved your lens!
  • mbgphoto Nov 6, 2010 @ 7:29 am | delete
    Thanks for the history lesson...very interesting.
  • ElleDeeEsse Nov 5, 2010 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    Fantastic lens!
  • JenOfChicago Nov 5, 2010 @ 11:46 am | delete
    I think it would be fun to be there to see it in person!
  • fanfreluche Nov 5, 2010 @ 3:47 am | delete
    First time I hear about him and the bonefire night! An interesting read, thank you!
  • SandyPeaks Nov 4, 2010 @ 2:02 pm | delete
    Thanks for a well-researched lens!
  • SofiaMann Oct 24, 2010 @ 8:06 pm | delete
    I learned something new. Thanks for the info.
  • AddaptAbilities Oct 19, 2010 @ 2:35 pm | delete
    For some reason I had Guy Fawkes conflated with a peasant rebellion, which doesn't make any sense now that I think about it. Peasants generally don't have barrels of gunpowder laying about. Thanks for setting me straight :)
  • LoKackl Nov 15, 2009 @ 5:20 pm | delete
    What an extensive, exhaustive treatment of a subject I was totally ignorant about! Beautiful lens. You really know how to present and inform.
  • 24websurf Oct 29, 2009 @ 11:11 pm | delete
    This is great! The newsletter home was absolutely hilarious! Great historical information too!
    ~ Blessed by a Squid Angel ~!
  • clouda9 Oct 27, 2009 @ 1:24 am | delete
    Marvelous share - I say this especially because I had no clue about this important bit of history! Thanks for sharing,
  • AnneButler Nov 6, 2008 @ 4:16 pm | delete
    Fantastic lense. Of course we Irish never understood why the English were so hard on ol' Guy Fawkes and his friends. In fact there is a popular belief that the whole thing was concocted just because we Irish had such a blast with our Hallowe'en night and the english needed an excuse for a party!
    LilyEvanToys.com
  • Joan4 Nov 5, 2008 @ 11:29 am | delete
    Great lens! and I learned something! I knew nothing about Guy Fawkes night!
  • Optimist1 Nov 5, 2008 @ 11:18 am | delete
    This is a good lens on Bonfire night Bonnie. Thank you. I'm going to Alexandra Palace, on the 8th Nov. for their annual Firework display, http://www.twitpic.com/jeez
  • AndyPo Oct 22, 2008 @ 2:11 am | delete
    Excellent (5*) Even in the UK people forget the history behind Guy Fawkes.
  • Squidster Oct 19, 2008 @ 3:54 am | delete
    A great story told in a most thorough and compelling way. Thank you for sharing this tradition with us at the "Festivals Around the World" Group!
  • tdove Oct 18, 2008 @ 2:14 pm | delete
    Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
  • Intuitive Oct 18, 2008 @ 10:15 am | delete
    Fantastic lens! It's an entire primer for celebrating Guy Fawkes for those of us elsewhere in the world. 5*
  • Oosquid Oct 18, 2008 @ 7:41 am | delete
    Oh yes, five aerial exploding stars for this lens. Everything you wanted to know about bonfire night and then some, brillient.
  • RichLeigh Oct 10, 2008 @ 7:33 pm | delete
    I shall have to give Parkin Cake a try, I'd never even heard of it before! A very well put together lens by you there, I love the smell of the air on bonfire night!
  • aj2008 Oct 9, 2008 @ 8:34 am | delete
    Another Great British Tradition & so well explained. We have a great view from our flat roof of the firework display that happens just a mile away in the town. 5*s and lensrolled to my "traditional" lens.
  • lakeerieartists Oct 6, 2008 @ 7:58 pm | delete
    Very interesting lens.
  • mulberry Oct 3, 2008 @ 2:42 pm | delete
    Very interesting, I had never heard of this holiday or the story behind it. The recipes are a great addition! BTW, I couldn't get any of the videos to display ;(
  • Stazjia Oct 3, 2008 @ 12:16 pm | delete
    You've really got the feel of Bonfire Night. When I was a child, most families had their own bonfire and fireworks (quite small ones, not like the ones easily available today). We'd put potatoes in the bonfire and my parents would get them out after it had burned down, by which time they were cooked.
  • vbright105 Oct 3, 2008 @ 11:42 am | delete
    Very interesting lens! I have a question though..."Around ten years ago, I was in England with my now British husband, Richard."
    Was he not your husband at the time, or not British? (Just kidding!) :)
  • debnet Oct 3, 2008 @ 11:39 am | delete
    Reading your diary entru reminded me of sitting on the inside of the window sill, watching the neighbours displays :) Shame that nowadays, the fireworks start around Halloween and got right through until New Year, although the majority of displays are on Bonfire night. Personally, I think the sale of fireworks to the public should be banned and only organised events should take place. It would save s many injuries.
    5 sparkling stars for you!

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Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire Night, was new to me until I had spent some time in England and experienced it first hand.

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