A baboon called Jackie became a private in the South African army in World War I. After the war, Jackie was given the rank of corporal.
The burning on November 5th of an effigy of Guy Fawkes, known as a "guy," led to the use of the word "guy" as a term for "a person of grotesque appearance". In the 20th century, guy" gradually replaced "fellow," "bloke," "chap" and other such words.
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| Portrait of Belzoni by Jan Adam Kruseman, 1824 |
Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes night, is a British celebration whose origins go back to the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot on November 5, 1605. Since then the British have celebrated this escape from the Houses of Parliament being blown up. On November 5th every year, they light up bonfires, place effigies of Guy Fawkes on the fire and combine this with a firework display.
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| The fireworks display at South Street, during Lewes Bonfire 2013 |
Guy Fawkes is the only Englishman to have a day named after him (if you exclude St George).
Other traditions celebrate Bonfire Night on different days. Some of the most popular instances include Northern Ireland's Eleventh Night, a precursor to The Twelfth. Also a similar bonfire tradition survives in parts of Scandinavia and is known as Walpurgis Night.
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