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Guy Fawkes Night: What those fireworks and bonfires are all about
CNN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoEvery year on November 5, skies across England, Scotland and Wales are illuminated by fireworks as...
A Pub Named for Guy Fawkes Is Set to Open in His Parents' 16th Century Home
Food & Wine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Fawkes and the Tiger has received an alcohol license to become a 210-seat pub. Guy Fawkes can be...
Met Office gives verdict on fireworks night forecast after Storm Ciaran hits
The Independent UK via AOL· 7 months agoStorm Ciaran is barrelling into the UK this week complete with strong winds and heavy rain, and with...
Eccentric British country sports: from cheesing chasing to snail racing
Advnture via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBritish country sports: snail racing. Britain is a land that, whilst progressive and forward...
Tricking and treating has a history
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHalloween parade in New York. AP Photo/Andres KudackiOver the past few decades, Halloween celebrations have gained in popularity, not only with children...
Where Did Halloween Traditions Originate? Everything You Need to Know About This Holiday's Roots
Best Products via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe question "Why do we celebrate Halloween?" is rooted in its origin story. The Halloween of...
I grew up in the US and my partner grew up in the UK. Here are 16 differences that surprise us most.
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI was raised in the United States, but my husband grew up in the United Kingdom.iStock, Lia Ryerson...
Benedict Arnold burned a Connecticut city. Centuries later, residents get payback in fiery festival
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA month before the British surrender at Yorktown ended major fighting during the American...
The spellbinding history of Halloween costumes and how they've evolved
Yahoo Life· 2 years agoLike this Halloween reveler dressed as Napoleon Dynamite last year, many modern costumes are...
Meet the climate startup turning a 5,000-mile stretch of seaweed from a plague of coastal...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoView of the beach at Akumal with lots of sargassum algae, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico.Federica...