To think that Bonfire night is slowly dying out

[IndiGlowie]

It seems to me that Bonfire Night will gradually die away as a lot of younger people don't really like or approve of fireworks. I understand people getting annoyed and upset when pets are traumatised usually by shits letting them off long before 5th November. I haven't seen a penny for a guy on top of a bonfire for years .

I think Halloween has grown more in popularity and has gone from nothing to something huge possibly down to the internet .

Easter used to be bigger than what it is now when there used to be Easter Bonnet parades and a lot more people went to Church.

Christmas traditions Also fading away no Carol singers , decorations such as Holly and mistletoe and cards are dying out .

I predict New Years Eve Celebrations will increase in popularity as the years go by .

Serious question.

How did you find this topic?

and why bump it after 2 years?

Did you Google something about bonfire night?

i was just googling and it came up about banning bonfire night i hate it so much were i live its anti social behaviour i didnt know the posts was over two years old just looking through mums net came across this post about bonfires i had two house fires has a child years apart i find it traumatic

I thought it was googling something.
You're not alone, I don't like bonfire night and fireworks either.

So, the St Ignatius class at St Mary & Joseph in the Stable RC Primary School, Tower Hamlets, founded by the De La Salle Brothers (obviously not an actual school) get to be taught all about how England celebrates the quashing of an attempted coup/rebellion known originally as The Jesuit Plot, borne from the persecution of Catholics by burning effigies of the Pope, then of one particular Catholic and more recently of Romani, whilst also blacking up and wearing a costume of African warriors?

Essential bit of social education there for them - Catholic persecution, religious intolerance and some happy racism to make them look forward to hearing the bangs.

And at the same time, being told that Halloween existing at all is offensive American stuff and not intrinsically linked to the Catholic Holy Day of Obligation (All Souls' Day).

Nice.

It’s a big thing up here (Scotland) local town does a big bonfire. Friendly volunteer firefighters douse it out at the end. The fireworks display is sponsored by a large local employers. There’s a concert and it’s all generally good fun. Most places near me have a big bonfire night. I much prefer to Halloween tbh.

I agree!!! But your question was two years ago. I'm in the Midlands and In the 2 years I can see less interest..

It would be a good thing if it did die out if you think about the origins of Bonfire Night. I tried to explain it to an American the other night -
” well, you stuff old clothes with newspaper so it looks like a person then you throw it on a fire “ ! They were horrified! And understandably so.

It's huge here, the entire town goes to a big organised display. But there are no random fireworks so no pets getting upset.

So is Halloween but it always was, we just called it guising when I was young and carved turnips instead of pumpkins. We still do apple bobbing.

We also still have carol singers, midnight mass and a first foot on NYE. I'd hate for any of it to die it. I think it must be more traditional in the north.

You would hate living in Sussex. There are new bonfire societies springing up every year keeping the tradition alive. I love it.

I was always utterly horrified by the idea of burning a guy as a kid.

Just been to a fireworks display at my child’s school, and there are plenty planned around here closer to the actual date.

I do think Halloween had taken over a bit which is a shame, as it’s not that exciting really - it’s fine but it’s not really worthy of a whole season - a night will do!

Not saying fireworks should be a season either but I find it more fun personally.

I loved bonfire night as a kid when there was a massive bonfire on the green and you could walk right up to it, walk around it, feel the heat from it! You could bring your home-made guy and chuck it on! I've not been to a bonfire night like that for years!

The last bonfire night I went to, that actually had a bonfire, was about 5 years ago, and then the bonfire was all cordoned off and you couldn't go near it! In recent years it's fireworks and that's it :(

Not round here. I’m in a small town in the North West, 17000 people live here give or take. 3 big firework events here and the roads shut down, it’s park and ride as thousands attend from all over 20/30 miles away. 10000 people came last year and another nearby town usually pulls 20k in to their event.

Anyone who sets off a firework, that isn't part of an official display for certain events, is a selfish dickhead.

Fireworks/firecrackers have no business in the hands of the general public.

I was just coming in to say , if you think bonfire night is dying out then move to Sussex !
Lewes is amazing but there are lots of others . I like Rye and Hastings events

Yes I think so our local display has been cancelled permanently a few years back now. If I wanted to take my kids to one we would have too travel quite far so don't usually bother now

@NeverDropYourMooncup
I think you may be confusing Halloween, All Saints' Day, Mischief Night and Bonfire night all in one event there.
Certainly the origins of the former are not how we would expect parliament or the Royal Family to behave now, but hey, the government was saved from being incinerated , so if someone has to be killed in horrific circumstances by the state, we may as well make a humorous ritual out of it to celebrate that the government of the time survived.

Absolutely, for the time it was terrorism. And the terrorists were caught and dealt with 16c style.

Quite right to be celebrated.

I don't like fireworks but love a big bonfire!

The current thinking is they were set up by the goverment so they could get rid of those who opposed them.

I hope so, fireworks are horrible and a nuisance and Halloween is a fantastic holiday. Xmas can fuck off but I don't see it going away any time soon, people love buying useless plastic shit that they don't need.

Agreed.

Halloween is actually Irish/Scottish in origin as is guising/ trick or treating. Does that make it any more palatable??
If you want to keep a tradition, you need to take part in it.. not just moan ‘no-one’ doesn’t anymore… Not being English we never had bonfire night, though Halloween was always massive …

Locally it seems bonfires are dying out but firework displays aren’t. Halloween seems to get bigger each year though.