Guy Fawkes Night

[babyshambles]

Does the Queen celebrate Guy Fawkes night?

[Chessman]

Try www.royal.gov.uk there's a 'contact' there, and i'm sure they'll tell you.

[Octavius]

I don't see why not, the plot backfired spectacularly upon England's Catholics.

An Act of Parliament (3 James I, cap 1) was passed to appoint 5th November in each year as a day of thanksgiving for 'the joyful day of deliverance'. The Act remained in force until 1859. On 5 November 1605, it is said the populace of London celebrated the defeat of the plot by fires and street festivities. Similar celebrations must have taken place on the anniversary and, over the years, became a tradition - in many places a holiday was observed. (It is not celebrated in Northern Ireland).

So the celebration is to celebrate the 'folied plot' not to celebrate Guy Fawkes.

[babyshambles]

Aaah I see! Thankyou Octavius.

I always thought it was about "what might have been", but then I'm not a monarchist, and I'm a Catholic!

[Octavius]

Me too, but I like a good firework!

[kwikfit]

I assume when you refer to catholics you mean Roman Catholics!?

I was reading the "Rough Guide to the Da Vinci Code" and it mentions the subtle difference between the Roman Catholic and catholic churches & how the confusion has been used to serve various purposes over the years.

[Octavius]

There were many branches of Catholics in those days kwikfit, as there are today, not just Roman Catholic.

[babyshambles]

Don't believe anything to do with Dan Brown, as it is most probably rubbish. But I'm a ROMAN Catholic, to be specific :)