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paul- I once heard that the UK celebrates Thanksgiving in July
LOL! [Linked Image]

Re Guy Fawkes, the November 5th celebrations are supposedly to mark his failure. Of course, there are others who say that he is the only person ever to go to Parliament with good intentions..... [Linked Image]

More info here for history buffs:
http://www.parliament.uk/faq/gunpowder_plot.cfm
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/gunpowder_plot_of_1605.htm