Poll: The 5th of November.

[Rawker]

I went to a funeral for a friend who commit suicide today, so needless to say i didnt wear my mask for the first half of the day, but I feel as though he would have wanted me to do something so silly and mundane as wearing my mask today, and that we sometimes forget to be happy about things we take for granted. Maybe that's why he did what he did. either way, V is a huge influence and role model for me, I love him to bits.

 

[Aulleas123]

Sorry but who the hell is Guy Fawkes?

Guy Fawkes was a revolutionary, recruited by Catholic Spain, to take out the Parliament. A Parliament which was becoming more and more Puritan (think Oliver Cromwell) with every appointment. It was basically a case of crazy vs. crazy; kinda like American elections (except with gunpowder and hangings)!

 

[Yureina]

Nothing. I was too busy running around and going crazy today to worry about a guy who's been dead for centuries. >_<

 

[Mrrrgggrlllrrrg]

It was a friday

 

[Zechnophobe]

Some people think it is just a quote from a movie.
Some people think it is just a quote from a movie based on a graphic novel.
Some people think it is just a quote from a movie based on a graphic novel about some random holiday the celebrate every year.
Some people think it is just a quote from a movie based on a graphic novel about some random holiday the celebrate every year in commemoration of an actually historic event by a guy named Guy Fawkes who was a would-be terrorist/revolutionary.

Me? I can never remember it.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

I did absolutely nothing, though I had a nice chat with my girlfriend about Guy Fawkes. So there was that.

 

[LogicNProportion]

I watched V For Vendetta in the AM last night, and this night.

I also added the whole "Hymn of Guy Fawkes" on my FB page.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Hmmm. It seems that, ironically enough, I forgot the 5th of November.


Yes, I know that's not really what irony is. Shut up.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

What did I do? I had my birthday dammit

 

[notsosavagemessiah]

&#9834;Remember remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder, treason
Should ever be forgot...&#9834;

Bombfire night, is it? I used to live in Britain, may I get a refresher?

Celebrates the day that revolutionary Guy Fawkes tried to blow up Parliament with a huge store of gunpowder.

yes, with the desire to replace a monarchy with a theocracy.

 

[tomtom94]

The amusing thing about "Guy Fawkes Night" is that Guy Fawkes wasn't even the leader of the band of men who tried to blow up Parliament, as I recall he was just the explosives expert.

Regardless, I celebrated the saving of a Parliament 400 years ago by watching some pretty sparkly lights.

 

[Trivun]

most people do nothing? thats hard to believe. rage.

Well, it is pretty much a UK only day, though I think a very small few countries aside from us Brits also celebrate it (mainly places like Canada that had large numbers of British settlers who brought the celebration with them years ago).

Remember, remember, the fifth of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I know of no reason why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot...

Canadian here.
What's this about Nov. 5th? I have no idea what this thread is on about.

[sub](Maybe it's because I'm French Canadian though)[/sub]

November 11th on the other hand, now that's a day to remember.

Ah, there's your issue then. According to my good friends Mr Research and Mr Wikipedia, it's certain British Canadian provinces (such as British Columbia) that celebrate it, having brought the day over from the UK. So naturally in French Canadian provinces you won't find people celebrating it.

Basically, on the 5th of November 1605, a bunch of Catholics in London decided to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill both the entirety of Parliament, and the King, in protest against the pro-Protestant/anti-Catholic rule that England was under at the time. However, the plan failed when Guy Fawkes, one of the conspirators, was caught with the gunpowder and explosives in basements underneath Parliament. He subsequently revealed, under torture, the identities of his fellow conspirators. They were found and all were executed. The 5th of November was marked as a day of thanksgiving until after the English Civil War, and is celebrated to this day by people with fireworks and public bonfires. Usually an effigy of Guy Fawkes is burnt on the bonfire, and in olden times (though not much any more) kids would make a straw effigy of Guy Fawkes that would be dressed in rags and wheel it around houses, asking people for "a penny for the Guy", whereupon people would give them money. Later the effigy would also be burnt on bonfires.

It's also the main inspiration for much of V For Vendetta, including the rhyme I quoted above being directly stated several times, and the mask that V wears (now known more because of Anonymous than it's original use...).

 

[Furioso]

I had better remember the 5th is my birthday after all!

 

[Estocavio]

Well, i wore a Guy Fawkes Mask for the best part of the day. Then again, i didnt really go anywere. I just did it on principle.

 

[linwolf]

My friend wrote "Remember, remember" on MSN and I answered "the fifth of November" but that was all.

 

[Not-here-anymore]

I don't associate the 5th of November with V for Vendetta, I'm afraid. No, for me it's linked to acts of political terrorism, and going 'ooo!' when people start setting off fireworks.

Fireworks are fun!

 

[Fetzenfisch]

I was at work, then at a great punkrock show.Havent thought about the historical events a bit.