Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
What is this peculiar ritual that commemorates annually on this date?

Guy Fawkes ... who was this guy? And who, for "fawke's" sake, were his co~conspirators who took part in the notorious- if doomed - 'Gunpowder Plot' that earned them such lasting historical infamy dating back to exactly 410 years' ago?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...uy-Fawkes.html
Yes Arthur why do we celebrate? we even celebrate the Kray Twins, Why?