Part of our introduction to English customs included attending the Farnham Bonfire festivities
“Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain, involving bonfires and fireworks displays…” (see more at Wikipedia).
Click any image to see them all full size (from the browser). Note the effigy of the Guy in blue, who took a long time to finally catch fire.
Guy Fawkes masks…I have seen those before but didn’t really know the history behind them. Jolly old England, indeed.