tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post6528324799684511003..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: Remember, Remember... Celia ReesMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-81750635146181524922014-11-22T14:01:30.866+00:002014-11-22T14:01:30.866+00:00Well, I was rather startled when attending Greek E...Well, I was rather startled when attending Greek Easter in Crete, to see Judas burned in effigy with a bang and a flash. This may have unpleasant resonances of anti-Semitism, but I rather felt it was all the bad luck of the old year being burned, and looking forward to a better one, Easter being a Spring festival. Thank you for this blog, Celia, it really does seem to bring to life an older, rowdier England..Leslie Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15105465949970430998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-47093390408410312852014-11-20T19:29:12.498+00:002014-11-20T19:29:12.498+00:00It's nice to have a use for conkers. I can'...It's nice to have a use for conkers. I can't resist picking them up, even now! Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62333808390771904932014-11-20T13:11:26.429+00:002014-11-20T13:11:26.429+00:00Thank you, Celia - great post. It's twenty fiv...Thank you, Celia - great post. It's twenty five years since I experienced Bonfire in Lewes, and I still remember how thrilling (and yes, scary) it was. There is a definite edge - of something old, anarchic and dangerous. Kate Lord Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278515379867576350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-57645561016089055292014-11-19T09:56:34.439+00:002014-11-19T09:56:34.439+00:00Lewes here I come, with a pocket full on conkers.....Lewes here I come, with a pocket full on conkers...<br />Clare Mulleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11592100764046914574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-79743198724890515562014-11-19T09:12:32.993+00:002014-11-19T09:12:32.993+00:00It seems suspiciously close to All Hallows', ...It seems suspiciously close to All Hallows', which is suspiciously close to Samhain...Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-77787546942377355022014-11-19T07:13:01.574+00:002014-11-19T07:13:01.574+00:00Yeah! Another one scribbling on a buckest list her...Yeah! Another one scribbling on a buckest list here. Great post, Celia. Really enjoyed it.<br />Hutton argues that November 5th goes back no further than Guy Fawkes - but the more I think it over, the harder I find it to believe that.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-32878972423516847872014-11-18T10:53:50.078+00:002014-11-18T10:53:50.078+00:00Thanks, Elizabeth. Definitely worth going. Despite...Thanks, Elizabeth. Definitely worth going. Despite all the people, you can't miss the experience. It's all around you and up in the sky. Celia Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05059549379622664741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-62956084496846703202014-11-18T10:14:56.928+00:002014-11-18T10:14:56.928+00:00Fabulous! That definitely has to go on my bucket ...Fabulous! That definitely has to go on my bucket list. I think From your post I really got a sense of the edginess and other worldliness. Elizabeth Chadwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911841862257909703noreply@blogger.com