What happens on Nov 5th?

[YourVagesty]

A regional question!

I asked two young relatives from the other side of the country (keeping this deliberately vague because I want to know what you'd say) what they are doing for 'Bonfire Night' and they stared at me blankly.

Even after I'd explained, they still didn't seem to register any recognition of the story of Guy Fawkes, which to me, is mental.

So here's my question - is Nov 5th marked in your neck of the woods and if so, what do you call it?

I had no idea there might be regional variation with this one so I'm kind of fascinated.

Alternatively, my relatives might just be being thick as bricks. I guess I'm about to find out.

The fact he was caught

Ours sell parkin and cinder toffee usually

Glasgow

There too? I never knew any of this.
Literally only ever seen Guys.
Our next door neighbours growing up were Catholic and they had a bonfire. Is it something the Catholic community would avoid in Glasgow?

Bonfire night is still very much marked here. My DC like it. Good food and a quiet fireworks display at a local venue now places have finally caught onto the fact that not everyone likes huge explosions. Mischief night seemed to die out when I was a teenager roughly, the police were not too keen on it as some of the pranks turned a bit sinister. Halloween has got much bigger now though. I know it has its origins here but you didn't get parties, decorations, school events, endless trick or treaters etc. We never bothered with it at all, still don't.

Bonfire Night or ‘Bommy Night’ still a big deal here in the North West. Bonfire, sparklers, Fireworks, wrap up cosy for an evening spent outside with friends and family. I always make food like jackets, hot dogs, corn on cob, toasted marshmallows. It’s one of my favourite festivals!

Bonfire/fireworks night here (North Yorkshire).
Just lots of fireworks going off and lots of complaining about fireworks on the local grumbler page.
No actual bonfires that I know of and I haven't seen or heard of anyone burning a guy for years.

The local rotary used to put on a good night with fairground rides and food vans and a big fireworks display but sadly they've decided not to do it anymore due to the cost.

Bonfire night, or Guy Fawkes' night.

Fireworks displays at local cricket and rugby clubs etc.

And we eat parkin and treacle toffee.

Bonfire Night, Fireworks Night or Guy Fawkes’ Night here in my bit of the West Country. Bonfire, with or without effigy of Mr Fawkes, and lots of fireworks. Hot dogs, and potatoes cooked in the fire. And Fireworks Twat who lives over the road will be starting up any minute now and going on for several weekends. I hope they set fire to his new fence this year. Twat.

I thought there were a couple but we (dh and me) tend to stop at our own one

There are some who say Guy Fawkes was the last honest man to enter parliament!

In my area (North) Mischief Night is the night before Hallowe'en

Wow. I’m in Sotuh East and every villafe has a separate fireworks display. A lot of people have a ‘guy’ in their front garden too.

We used to take our fireworks down to Granny's Bay and let them off. Highly dangerous with loads of people milling around. Wouldn't recommend it these days!

Bonfire night, we usually have a small bonfire in the back, family over, endless amount of vinegary black peas, tater 'ash with brown sauce on the go, sparklers out.
I didn't know there were folk that didn't know about bonfire night!

Shite. They do not!

Lancashire here.... Bonfire Night

North Yorkshire, bonfires, fireworks, kids learning about guy fawkes in school and/or being told the story by parents

We always had a cracking night on Bonfire Night in North Down, Northern Ireland! Don't assume that there aren't parts of Northern Ireland that doesn't mark it or that people don't know about it.

It was always a cross community event as I remember it. Taught in schools in Belfast too along with the Remember The 5th November rhyme. And no, I'm not a Protestant before you ask!

Bonfire and fireworks in North Down as I remember. Same in the Scottish Highlands - no difference between the two places, really.

There are a number of organised firework displays near where I live, though I am not at home that weekend so won't see any of them.

Over the years it seems to have become less of an event, sadly Halloween has come to dominate.

Bonfire night in Yorkshire as a kid was a big deal. We ate Parkin and bonfire toffee and sat on hay bales round big bonfires in farmer’s fields. Hay bales and massive fires seems bonkers looking back! Mischief night was a bit scary and there’d usually be a burnt out car lying around the next morning.

Halloween was just a turnip lantern on the doorstep, no trick or treating. I can still smell that burnt turnip and candle wax smell in my head!

In Sussex now, so still plenty of bonfires around. I still make bonfire toffee, which everyone goes nuts for.

What? We always had both. They are completely unconnected!

Ha ha. I LOVE that hot cross buns stay on the shelves after Easter now! Delicious.

Bonfire night here in North Yorkshire. We are just outside York where Guy Fawkes was born. One of the York private schools misses the bonfire bit out of the night as it isn't considered good form to burn effigies of an old boy!

I watched Treason in concert this year and it made me quite sympathetic to Fawkes!