Why do catholics celebrate guy fawkes night?
Well, November 5th celebrates the DISCOVERY of the gunpowder plot, not the plot itself, which is why catholics shouldn’t be celebrating it. So it does seem odd that they do, I agree. I think the reason is pretty obvious: a mixture of ignorance of history and a desire to let off a few fireworks for the kids. Incidentally, Guy Fawkes was a scapegoat, as it wasn’t his plot – he was just the, er, guy, who was guarding the barrels of gunpowder when it was discovered. It would have been a hell of a bang – by the standards of the time, easily on a par as an act of terrorism with the 9/11 thing.
