Basingstoke held its annual Bonfire Night and fireworks to celebrate November 5th last Saturday evening. (For those outside of the United Kingdom, the day marks the attempt by a man named Guy Fawkes and others to overthrow parliament; he was hanged for treason, and bonfires and fireworks mark the celebrations.) I went to Basingstoke's fireworks display this year as it fell on the weekend and I could attend. In previous years, it was held on the 5th, and I was unable to attend when this fell on a weeknight. Basingstoke had also rebranded their event to "Basingstoke's Big Bang". I saw plenty of fireworks.
In addition to the fireworks, a bonfire was lit with a scarecrow/dummy representing Guy Fawkes on the top. The bonfire was warm on the chilly November evening. I took a lot of photographs and watched the fire dance and change shape. Sometimes, the shapes looked like animals or faces.
Happy November 5th! What are you doing to celebrate this year? Many of the firework displays will happen tonight or this weekend.
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