These days, on November 5th, children all over England celebrate Guy Fawkes Night by building huge bonfires and lighting fireworks. It is family tradition and an occasion to eat potatoes baked by the flames and eat charred sausages.
In Britain, there are several foods that are traditionally consumed on Bonfire Night:
- Black treacle goods such as bonfire toffee and parkin
- Toffee apples
- Baked potatoes – more commonly referred to as "jacket potatoes" – which are wrapped in aluminium foil and cooked in the bonfire or its embers
- Black peas with vinegar
- Potato pie with pickled red cabbage
Traditional rhymes
Several traditional rhymes have accompanied the festivities. "God Save the King" can be replaced by "God save the Queen" depending on who is on the throne.
Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent
To blow up the King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence [or mercy] he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Hulloa boys, Hulloa boys, let the bells ring.
Hulloa boys, hulloa boys, God save the King!
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night
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