Summary
"I'D RATHER have my facts wrong than have no facts whatever." Thus might be the motto of your columnist Jackie Kemp. November 5 is Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes' Night, celebrated in England since 1605 when Guido attempted to blow up the English parliament. There was resentment at the recent accession of King James VI/I and the intention was expressed to "blow the Scotsmen back to Scotland".
Bonfire Night was scarcely known in Scotland until the 1960s. For millenniums, Scots have acknowledged the coming of the dark months by celebrating Hallowe'en. This festival is less than it was, weakened by the introduction of Bonfire Night and by a transit of the festival through North America. Nevertheless childhood memories are strong, but I do not recall bonfires.See the full content of this document
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Bonfire Night Was a Recent Arrival in Scotland
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