10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GUY FAWKES NIGHT»
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Guy Fawkes Night in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Guy Fawkes Night and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Hallowed Eve: Dimensions of Culture in a Calendar ...
For instance, when I interviewed Ferris Dennison, whom I quoted earlier, in his
home with his wife present, he was less insistent that Guy Fawkes Night was
celebrated on October 3 1 in Northern Ireland. This was due entirely to the
presence ...
Written against a background of third term Thatcherism and tabloid rants against minorites this is a work of startling clarity and intelligence. Everything that comics weren't supposed to be.
Siobhan Dodds, Steve Whitaker, 2005
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Halloween and Other Festivals of Death and Life
Although Halloween is still celebrated in England, Guy Fawkes Night is the larger
and more important event. Generally speaking, Guy Fawkes Night appears to be
an adaptation of Halloween customs to English society, perhaps having ...
4
Hemophilia: Medicine and Inventions
Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot.
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Commemorative Events: Memory, Identities, Conflict
“fie. 'r. 1;, . FAWKES. I. Figure 1.2 Bonfire Night, 2011 in Hastings. Photo by J.
Laing. ritual structure and this is very apparent in commemorative events. The
ritual of inversion is particularly apparent at Guy Fawkes Night. Third, while the
rituals ...
Warwick Frost, Jennifer Laing, 2013
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New Old-fashioned Ways: Holidays and Popular Culture
... for the deliverance of the House of Parliament, but from a child's point of view,
both Halloween and Guy Fawkes Night present opportunities for mischief,
begging for money, and building bonfires and fireworks displays (see Beck 1982,
1983, ...
The men always cleared a block free of trees, grass, etc. sothat a bonfire could be
builtfor Guy Fawkes Night. A tripod some tenfeet to twelve feet would beerected.
This would be filled with grass,small branches, in fact anything that would burn.
While the use of a mask on an effigy has long roots as part of Guy Fawkes Night
celebrations, a stylised mask designed by illustrator David Lloyd came to
represent broader protest after it was used as a major plot element in V for
Vendetta, ...
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Remember, Remember: A Cultural History of
Guy Fawkes Day
I have based my account of the Fifth at Lewes on James Edward Etherington, The
Sociology of a Recurrent Ceremonial Drama: Lewes Guy Fawkes Night, 1800-
1913' (PhD dissertation, Open University, 1988), and Etherington, Lewes Bonfire
...
10
Mary and John: The Early Years
Every year on November 5th in England, Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night is
celebrated with bonfires and fireworks. This tradition was started by English
Protestants on the evening of November 5th, 1605. That day King James I, the
Prince of ...
Michael John Laekas, Johanne Gervais, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GUY FAWKES NIGHT»
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Guy Fawkes Night is used in the context of the following news items.
Miners Gala still relevant and 'here to stay', says union chair
I take it you won't be celebrating May Day, Guy Fawkes Night or Halloween? I take it you won't be celebrating May Day, Guy Fawkes Night or ... «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
No-one's ever going to touch fireworks after this distressingly odd …
A lot of bad things could happen on Guy Fawkes Night, according to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Your hand could be blown ... «Metro, Jul 15»
Youths as young as 12 charged over Cornhill Hospital fire
A major fire broke out in derelict properties at the site on Guy Fawkes Night in 2013. It lasted for almost 10 hours and required more than 70 ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
Pilbara myths explored - The West Australian
The Pilbara News caused a stir after Guy Fawkes Night last year when Fiona Guest sent in a photograph that appeared to show a ghost sitting ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
Head of Park's life-long love affair with Sheffield's Botanical Gardens
... David has enjoyed participating in the events which have taken place in the parks, including fireworks displays on Guy Fawkes Night, but one ... «The Star, Jun 15»
Glasgow entrepreneur carves out independent niche in Italian …
A few weeks after my dad first opened the family restaurant, when I was 18, the restaurant was set on fire on Guy Fawkes night. Someone had ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
Union slammed for snubbing Guy Fawkes Night
The Student' Union has been slammed for failing to put on any displays for Bonfire Night. Undergraduates blasted the decision by union ... «York Vision, Nov 14»
East Kilbride Scouts' Guy Fawkes night goes off with a bang …
Thrillseekers turned out in force to see the night sky lit up in style at the town's only organised fireworks display. The sparkling event at 3rd East ... «Scottish Daily Record, Nov 14»
Kudos to Russell Brand and the Guy Fawkes night protesters
Everywhere you look there is discontent with the mainstream, the establishment, with the corporatist politics that we've been spoon-fed for the ... «The Independent, Nov 14»
It's time that Guy Fawkes night went up in smoke
As easily as we British invent traditions, we find it hard to let them go. I'm talking about Guy Fawkes' night, when we celebrate our past as a ... «The Times, Nov 14»
