Lewes Bonfire Gunpowder Plot Sussex

Lewes Bonfire, describes a set of celebrations held in the town of Lewes, Sussex that constitute the United Kingdom's largest and most famous Bonfire Night festivities. Held on 5 November, the event not only marks Guy Fawkes Night - the date of the uncovering of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 - but also commemorates the memory of the seventeen Protestant martyrs from the town burned at the stake for their faith during the Marian Persecutions. Lewes is home to the largest and most celebrated of the festivities in the Sussex bonfire tradition. There are seven societies putting on six separate parades and firework displays throughout Lewes on November the 5th. As well as this, 25-30 societies from all around Sussex come to Lewes on the fifth to march the streets. There is a history of religious antagonism and anti-popery around the bonfire celebrations in Lewes. A number of large effigies are drawn through the streets before being burned at the bonfires, these "Enemies of Bonfire" range from nationally reviled figures to local officials.

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Lewes Bonfire, describes a set of celebrations held in the town of Lewes, Sussex that constitute the United Kingdom's largest and most famous Bonfire Night festivities. Held on 5 November, the event not only marks Guy Fawkes Night - the date of the uncovering of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 - but also commemorates the memory of the seventeen Protestant martyrs from the town burned at the stake for their faith during the Marian Persecutions. Lewes is home to the largest and most celebrated of the festivities in the Sussex bonfire tradition. There are seven societies putting on six separate parades and firework displays throughout Lewes on November the 5th. As well as this, 25-30 societies from all around Sussex come to Lewes on the fifth to march the streets. There is a history of religious antagonism and anti-popery around the bonfire celebrations in Lewes. A number of large effigies are drawn through the streets before being burned at the bonfires, these "Enemies of Bonfire" range from nationally reviled figures to local officials.