2024-12-23T18:26:58-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/140471251/in-honor-of-guy-fawkes-day-check-out-these-semi-regular-communal-fires Julia Ingalls 2015-11-05T13:42:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ww/wwm6lf3aq3gh4faq.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>November 5th marks the celebration of <a href="http://archinect.com/aadrl_fraguada/bonfire-night" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guy Fawkes day</a> in the U.K., in which bonfires are lit to celebrate the capture of the titular royal traitor and the subsequent preservation of the life of King James I in 1605.&nbsp;</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/is/is65p2skxpb8oawc.jpg"></p><p>Of course, lighting things on fire to commemorate dates isn't limited to the Brits: every October 30th, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/131021521/detroit-issues-arrest-for-vandal-shepard-fairey" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Detroit, Michigan</a> braces for "Devil's Night," where structures are randomly torched by vandals and other assorted ne'er-do-wells. The night originally had gentler, more mischevious overtones when it began in the 1930s, but reached a dangerous zenith in the 1980s. By 1995, the mayor of Detroit launched "Angel's Night" to combat the fires, although acts of arson still occur.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ju/juftbivzut3j99cq.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/vn/vnzjjee9iyyprrd4.jpg"></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/gz/gze06c25b6y689gz.jpg"></p><p>And then there's&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/135346125/your-annual-reminder-that-burning-man-isn-t-that-special-of-an-idea" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Burning Man</a>, the annual desert concert/DIY/pop-up village held at the tail end of August in Nevada in which giant artworks (and many of the attendees) get toasted.</p>