Photos: Thousands attend Bonfire Night parade in England

  [caption id=“attachment_1215953” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Crowds gather to watch as Bonfire societies parade through streets during Bonfire Night celebrations in Lewes, Sussex in England.  AFP[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1215955” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Bonfire Night is related to the ancient festival of Samhain, the Celtic New Year. AFP[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1215957” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Processions held across the South of England culminate in Lewes on 5 November, commemorating the memory of the seventeen Protestant martyrs. AFP[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1215959” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Women dressed in traditional outfits carry torches during Bonfire night celebrations in England. AFP[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1215961” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Thousands of people attend the parade as Bonfire Societies parade through the narrow streets until the evening comes to an end with the burning of an effigy, or ‘guy,’ usually representing Guy Fawkes, who died in 1605 after an unsuccessful attempt to blow up The Houses of Parliament. AFP[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1215963” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Bonfire societies parade on the streets of Lewes, Sussex in England. AFP[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1215975” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Bonfire Societies burn an effigy of ‘guy’ who represents Guy Fawkes. AFP[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_1215965” align=“alignleft” width=“940”]  Bonfire societies parade through the streets on Bonfire Nigh. AFP[/caption]