It only takes one really BIG bang to go off and an animal (especially dogs) can be scarred for life. I remember wandering into the garden last year on Bonfire night just to look up into the sky as it was a nice evening and this BANG went off. I swear I though it was dropped from a Tornado nearby! It frightened ME never mind any little wild animals trying to hibernate or escape in fear.
Claire, I agree that confusion reigns over whether we are celebrating someone who tried to blow up Parliament, or whether the celebrations are that he was caught. I don`t think anyone even bothers to look at the history now because it`s just seen as a time to follow everyone else and cause havoc. Personally, I think it`s more of an English tradition because it was the English parliament Guy Fawkes targeted, but the King was James the 1st of Scotland. Maybe they just didn`t want a Scottish King!!! Either way, the past should stay in the past as far as I`m concerned. Especially when it means putting up with other people`s nonsense each year just for the benefit of the few. Fire brigades through the country are probably sick to the teeth of it and the money it costs to call out a fire engine.
I will be glad when the law IS changed and only organised events are legal. Goodness knows if it will ever happen though because firework sales mean money for the exchequer. It`s a bit like tobacco. They won`t ban that because even though they know it`s bad for your health, they make money from it.
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