“Remember, Remember
The Fifth of November
The Gunpowder Treason and plot
I know of no reason
The Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot!”
Happy Guy Fawkes day to all of our readers!
For those of you who are scratching your head asking, “Who is Guy Fawkes?” I am sure you’re not alone. Guy Fawkes day is an English tradition. One which was popularized by the movie V: For Vendetta based on the graphic novel of the same name. The story goes that Guy Fawkes wasn’t very happy back in the day (circa 1606) but this wasn’t the type of unhappiness that would be solved by watching Sleepless in Seattle and devouring a gallon of his favorite Blue Bell ice cream. No, Guy Fawkes was having an extraordinarily bad day. He was very unhappy with Parliament– the reason 400 years later doesn’t matter so much– he was so mad he decided he was going to blow them up. To make a long story short, he was caught, Parliament was not blown up, and as 17th century England did so well they disposed of Guy Fawkes very publicly.
The now famous Guy Fawkes mask.
