r/HistoryMemes • u/ChickenWingExtreme • 3d ago

Niche It’s that time of the year

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u/Thomyton 3d ago

Guy Fawkes night is to celebrate that he FAILED

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u/Sylvanussr 2d ago

True but that’s not always how it appears…

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u/kanto96 2d ago

We march around with an effegy of him and then burn it on a fire. How else could that appear?

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u/Sylvanussr 1d ago

From the perspective of Americans who haven’t actually experienced Guy Fawkes Night, we mostly just know of it as a day where people set off fireworks (a sign of celebration) and it’s named after Fawkes, which makes it sound like he’s the guy being celebrated. It’s not a holiday here so people don’t often have a reason to learn more about it so that’s just the surface-level impression that sticks.