Guy Fawkes Day, November 5, United Kingdom
Not exactly a celebration of independence but the commemoration of the foiling of a plot to blow up Parliament by Fawkes and his band of Roman Catholic conspirators, which certainly would have led to a loss of liberty for many. “Bonfire Night is mainly an excuse for kids to play with dangerous fireworks, tie them to dog’s tails, and put them through old ladies’ letterboxes,” says British writer James Cameron. As for any special food, he says, “I grew up on a farm. The traditional thing was baked potatoes, cooked in the embers. That was it.”
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