Posted on 11/04/2023 11:12:04 PM PDT by RandFan
Remembrance Day is November 11 in Britain and also in Canada.
November 5 is Guy Fawkes Day to commemorate the discovery of a plot to blow up the parliament in the year 1605. Guy Fawkes was a Spanish sympathizer working to overthrow the new monarch James I, and replace him with a Catholic.
This occasion is not celebrated or even widely known about in Canada. In the U.K. it is nowadays an occasion to gather outside with neighbors, on what is often a wet or foggy evening and let off small fireworks to delight children, a bit like what happens over here on halloween.
Guy Fawkes was tried and executed in January of 1606.
The practice of burning an effigy (of Guy Fawkes) led to the introduction into our language the word “guy” for any random male figure, as in “you guys.”
The occasion began right away as citizens were encouraged to light bonfires on November 5 in 1605 and every year afterwards. A caricature of Guy Fawkes is probably the source of the well-known clown face mask associated with anarchist groups such as “Anonymous.” Guy Fawkes was reviled for two centuries but began to emerge as a less reviled if not admired figure after mid-19th century, a symbol of revolutionary change.
King James is also well known as the royal patron of the King James version of scripture, modernizing (for its time) previously archaic language in available verions.
Also there is no such occasion as “Remembrance Sunday,” except in church services, the public observance is on the 11th whatever day of the week it falls, and in 2023 that is Saturday. In parts of Canada it is a statutory holiday when it falls on a week-day. I’m not sure if it is same in Britain, but in Canada, people gather at war memorials in every town at 11:00 a.m. local time and lists of war dead are read out, taps (last post) are played on trumpet, and speeches given. People almost universally (in Commonwealth countries) wear a red poppy for about a week leading up to November 11. Any political demonstration of any kind at one of these ceremonies would be a very offensive matter, in part because it is viewed as an outdoor religious ceremony, so protests of any sort would be interrupting what many consider to be a renewed funeral service for war dead.
The red poppy is from the first world war, it grew in the battle zones and later cemeteries of Belgium and led to a famous Canadian poem, In Flanders Fields (the poppies grow). It is difficult to explain to an outsider the depth of loss experienced in Canada and other commonwealth countries from both world wars and also Korea, in per capita terms it far exceeds certain other nations which may explain why it is a larger occasion. Any small town will have dozens or even hundreds of names read out, and of course equal if not larger numbers returned wounded, or not.
I thought it was the 12th?
In England its bolstered by the heavy hand of local government, as the arrest of a guy criticizing so many “palestinian” flags just the other day shows.
Yep. Plus the fact that Muslims have moved into positions of influence in local and regional governments (and upward).
2 days ago I read something on Twitter. Dismissed it as silly until I read your post.
A man worked in some position as a clerk etc.
It claimed nice hotels in New York City are filling up with “thug” types who are coming from out of town acting very secretly. He finally corned one that seemed nicer than the others and quizzed him about it. He said the man would only answer indirectly and with mysterious phrases like “its going to be something to remember”.
I’m guessing thug types could mean our old BLMTIFA friends are back again after a few years rest. Could all be BS…who knows.
If I can find it again I’ll reply to myself but I doubt it—-X feed is massive and posts get swallowed up.
That’s concerning for sure. The FIB and authorities though are too interested in chasing patriots. It really is on them if something happens. Disgraceful in my view.
This is true. Cover-up’s aplenty especially at the local/regional level
Crazy. It’ll be down to patriots to protect those memorials.
These are like revered monuments similar to Tome of the Unknown soldier.
Especially the Cenotaph in London!!
They’re considered very important and the idea of them being trashed is causing alarm
But what faction (and always claiming righteousness ) has historically pushed multiculturalism, open border immigration, expanding criminality and infiltration of culturally incompatible outsiders into the majority Christian society?
Why was this done, knowing based on human nature and without very gradual assimilation it would fragment, culturally divide and destabilize society? Of course the latter and societal divide were the intent in USA just as in western Europe. They wanted our unity and historical culture destroyed. Why?
Vulnerable young British women groomed by Muslim men with drugs and money for use by other Muslim men. Sometimes forced to have sex MANY times a day (sometimes 100s).
This kind of obscene criminal activity is rampant in the UK because Muslim men want and need this kind of outlet.
It is covered up and even enabled by Muslim men at the very top of the government.
There are numerous factions seeking to destroy our Constitutional republic. Marxists, Muslims, the Democrats, Mexican Cartels, the CCP (but I repeat myself because they are all in a giant melting pot together).
Remembrance Day in the UK is the same as Veteran’s Day here in the USA.
The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.
And here I thought it was the Spaniards!
And this will increase and accelerate with mass, unfettered migration into the UK, high fertility rates of Muslims and low fertility rates of Native Britons.
Although I believe the PM is Hindu:
For a major example the disaster that is the Mayor of London— Mr. Khan. The grooming gangs of London- all Muzzies— and allowed to continue with children (both sexes but especially girls).
A disgusting “religion” of conquest and submission to the will— one that describes itself as the “last true religion” all others will fall before it. ALL others- infidels- Christians, atheists, agnostics, any and all “non-believers”.
Who believe in what? Death hurried and frequent. Run by perverts, like Nasrallah.
And all of a sudden....Tommy Robinson isn’t such a ‘racist’ after all. When he jumped into the Islamic mob, spitting on British soldiers during their homecoming, to grab their black Al Qaeda flag he was arrested and labeled an ‘Islamophobe’ by the media. Even though he always preached ‘black and white unite’ under the culture of being ENGLISH.
He predicted all of this over a decade ago. He called out the Pakistani Muslim rape gangs, taking the media decade to finally call it out. None of those whom smeared him will ever apologize.
Now, here we are. The islamists have numbers and will sh*t on all of English history and memorial days. The police do nothing, except arrest those with English flags...as spreading ‘racism’.
As somebody that was born and raised there...I can only weep. What a mess...finally coming to a head.
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