V for Vendetta

This blog is a little late but I have been really busy the past couple of weeks and have just barely had the time to catch up. Earlier this month though I visited a tiny village named Lewes (pronounced Lewis) about 15 minutes away that hosts a huge celebration for November the fifth. This is also known as Bonfire Night, Remember the Fifth, or Guy Fawkes Night. It is an annual festival that remembers Fawkes' failed plot to blow up the English Parliament building. We watched a parade that lasted over three hours and involved most of the town and many residents of the neighboring towns as well. If anyone has seen the movie with Natalie Portman, V for Vendetta, this is celebrating what was planned in the film. Some of the pictures are a little out of focus but the air was smokey and they are mostly action shots. There were pubs with special ales, loads of costumes and a lot of fire...



The boys in the pirate looking costumes pull the barrels on the ground between them in an annual race...






Alex decided to jump in to this one!

Sergeant Peppers and the Lonely Hearts! There were some costumes and floats that I didn't really understand but I loved this one so I had to add it.

The best views were from the apartments up above the street and there were a lot of people even sitting on the roofs. I really don't think that there was anyone at home on Bonfire Night unless they had a view from their window.

Ever wonder if English bbq's have hot dogs and burgers like the States? Think again...


This picture shows how many people participated in the parade if you look all the way down the road.

Yes, that is a real pig hoof in the middle of the condiments.










Mary Poppins really does live in England!


Thats all I can do for now but check back in a couple days for my Germany and Dublin pictures. I am hoping to get them up any day now...Cheers my dears.