Hello Notinksanymore - I just thought I’d mention that we don’t really use fireworks to celebrate VE Day here in the UK (although I’m sure some might do). Our big fireworks day is 5th November - Guy Fawkes Day aka as Bonfire Night. It’s a celebration (for want of a better word!) of the day Guy Fawkes and his gang were caught attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The celebration includes burning Guy Fawkes on a bonfire after kids have dragged it rounds the streets asking for “a penny for the Guy”. It’s an interesting story. Oh, and just to finish it off, we eat potatoes cooked on the bonfire, toffee apples and treacle toffee together with a cake known as “Parkin” :-)
Hello Notinksanymore - I just thought I’d mention that we don’t really use fireworks to celebrate VE Day here in the UK (although I’m sure some might do). Our big fireworks day is 5th November - Guy Fawkes Day aka as Bonfire Night. It’s a celebration (for want of a better word!) of the day Guy Fawkes and his gang were caught attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The celebration includes burning Guy Fawkes on a bonfire after kids have dragged it rounds the streets asking for “a penny for the Guy”. It’s an interesting story. Oh, and just to finish it off, we eat potatoes cooked on the bonfire, toffee apples and treacle toffee together with a cake known as “Parkin” :-)