Alright. So I knew that on November 5th there are those people who like get together and watch V for Vendetta "Remember remember the fifth of November" and all that.
It never occurred to me that in some places, November 5th is an actual holiday. Guy Fawkes Night.
I will be honest. Before last week, I had only heard his name in passing, and knew that he was vaguely associated the the masks. So when everyone here started getting excited for Guy Fawkes Night, I thought I'd better do some Wikipedia research about who this guy (heheh) was.
For those of you who live under the same rock as me, basically he was this Catholic guy (heheheheh) who way back in the day tried to assassinate King James I of England (VI of Scotland) and blow up Parliament, but failed.
And now everyone has a bonfire and fireworks on November 5th.
Let me put some things out there. Mainly, I have never been to a bonfire. They are a little touchy about fires in California (especially by the end of August when it hasn't rained in FOREVER), so it's not a very common thing. So really, I had no idea what to expect. I mean, I knew that a bonfire is basically just a giant fire, but I didn't have a very clear image of it going into this.
Another thing is that usually I watch fireworks from far away. Whether it's New Years or Fourth of July or KFOG Kaboom or the Golden Gate Bridge's anniversary, if you go to the top of a hill in the city you can get a good view and not have to fight for parking/room on a bus/oxygen.
The bonfire and fireworks were about a ten minute walk from campus, which was nice and convenient. Least to say that although it was only ten minutes, it was SO COLD. As it was Scotland. And November.
The bonfire was before the fireworks, and there was a band playing on the other side of the field. The bonfire was.... Wow. So cool! Though in more eloquent words.
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| Note any pictures in this post were not taken by me. I forgot to put the chip back in my camera. :( |
The best part was the fireworks. As implied above, I had never seem them so close! I could feel the vibrations of the explosions!
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| Seeing them behind the bonfire made them look like water |
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There were also various food trucks, including someone who had a whole coffee making set up in the back of their van. Yum! I got a cookie from one, but it was quite hard and crunchy :(
Overall, it was a lot of good fun!
