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Tonight, the Lewes bonfire. There are bonfires in Sussex from September to December, but everyone (well, mostly everyone) leaves the proper November 5 date for Lewes, because of the 17 protestant martyrs burned at the stake in that town. Last I knew their guy was still the pope, too.
The celebrations have gotten so huge, they have tried to tone them down. Trains don’t run into town and the papers beg people not to come. Last year, we streamed it live on YouTube and it was very interesting – lots of historic tid bits (the English say tit-bits, by the way, which makes me snicker).
As of this posting, it’s just past 5:00 and nearly dark. It should start before long.
November 5, 2026 — 5:22 pm
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