I realised tonight when Lauren was looking through these Time travel cards that the kids have, that I forgot to do a blog about Bonfire Night, which is 5 November each year. It is the closest holiday that the Brits have to 4th of July. Apparently, back in the 1600s some guy named Guy Falkes had a brilliant idea to blow up the Houses of Parliament; however, he was caught before it happened, so they celebrate the fact that the mischief was stopped.
It is called Bonfire Night because it is celebrated with huge bonfires, as well as fireworks displays. We had purchased tickets to attend the Bonfire Night at Wimbledon Park, which is a large celebration. About an hour and half before it was due to begin, it was POURING rain, so we weren't sure if we were going to be able to go or not. But it stopped raining, so we all got on our wellies (come to find out later that Alison's were about 2 sizes too small), and off we went. We got there just as the fireworks were starting!!! They did a fantastic display with Disney music playing the background, and there was also a large bonfire that was built. Drew was not happy, so the boys left and the girls and I went over to the carnival to check it out. It was AMAZING!!! The rides were super expensive of course, but the girls did some jumping on these trampolines and then the three of us went up in the ferris wheel, which was really cool because we could see really far and were able to view many different fireworks displays from all different places.
It was a cool experience; although I do have to say that I prefer watching fireworks in July rather than November!
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