Guy Fawkes' Fireworks

Say one thing about the English, they love their traditions. And Guy Fawkes Day is a wonderful one at that - its origins political and impromptu, fun for the kids while imparting a classic historical message of vigilence and disaster averted. For those interested in the details, here is both a nice contemporary summary and the transcript of the original 1605 case (with its priceless ancient rhetoric). But one observation. The fireworks and bonfire night are to be celebrated on the night of November 5th, which this year occurred last Friday. Nevertheless, for days and days afterward you can STILL here people firing off incessant explosives that are quite simply annoying. Surely 4 nights of this is overkill. Like recovering from Hogmanay in Edinburgh, only to continue bumping into drunken tourists on January 4th who still think it is New Year's Eve. Save those fireworks for next year, people. And see if you cannot get the date right in firing them off this time.