Talk:Guy Fawkes Night

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Now a harmless festival without any religious or political connotations

While the article goes into great detail about its history, surely it ought to be made clear that it is now just celebrated as a reason to let of fireworks and have a bonfire and an outdoor party? I'm sure that 99% of people who celebrate it know nothing about it except that its something to do with someone called Guy Fawkes trying to blow up parliament. I also see that the criticism here, that the article seemed to have been written by someone who was anti-catholic, has disapeared. 92.15.26.222 (talk) 12:27, 24 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]