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5th of November in Boston URL: http://display.5thofnovember.us/ Description: "This online exhibit collects recollections and rare images to explore a forgotten facet of Boston's religious and political history. In Britain that holiday was 'Guy Fawkes' Day,' but New Englanders called it Pope's Day or 'Pope-Night'"; in the 18th century, Bostonian "5th of November processions became closely linked to the town's protests against Parliamentary taxes." Includes background about Guy Fawkes' Day, Boston celebrations, and the end of a tradition. From the Bostonian Society. LII Topics: Guy Fawkes Day, Holidays and Observances Individually Publisher: The Bostonian Society Extra Keywords Gunpowder Plot LII Database Information: Record 24928 created by Maria Brandt on 11/14/2007 Last modification on 10/30/2008 Published: 10/30/2008 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24928 |
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