But even by today’s standards, our founding fathers would also be called terrorists as well.
No. They didn’t plant explosives under a legislative body in an attempt to assassinate them. They fought a war. Big difference.
Today, the Brits often celebrate this day with fireworks. I prefer the old way of lighting bonfires. Take a train at night and you would see hundreds of bonfires blazing away. It once was so popular because the Brits didn’t celebrate Halloween like we do. Instead, they collect pennies for “the Guy.” There’s affection towards him among some people in GB (and not all Catholics!) British love of the underdog, I guess.