IMVU Home > Groups > The Tilted Kilt

IMVU Groups

“Scotland , Celtic”

A group for those of Scottish heritage or with a love for Scotland. Must be over eighteen as one never kens what may gurgle out of a Scots mouth! We do appreciate your respect of other members!

Membership: Invite only
Access: Public
Group Owner: DylanTalyessin
Category: Regional
Date Formed: 2008-01-02 15:36:55
Members: 21

Email or Avatar Name

To:

Subject:

Message:

[center][color=red][b]GUY FAWKES NIGHT[/B][/COLOR]
[IMG]http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb48/D_Taly1/holidaya/guy-fawkes.jpg[/IMG][/center]

Though not a UK National Holiday Bonfire Night is a deep seated tradition and is marked by public and private fireworks displays and huge public bonfires all over the UK. In fact, many people say that November 5th, Bonfire Night, is the smokiest night in the realm.

Remember, remember, the 5th of November
The historic origins of Guy Fawkes date to the conflict between virtually outlawed Catholics and the Protestant establishment of the 16th and early 17th century. On November 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes and a group of Catholic conspirators were captured in the act of trying to blow up Parliament with barrels of gunpowder when the Protestant King James I was present. The Gunpowder Plot, sometimes contentiously referred to as "The Papish Plot" was foiled. Some believe the whole episode was a stitch-up but it did serve to inflame anti-Catholic sentiments in Britain for at least a century.

The Fire Festivals
The date of the Gunpowder Plot coincided with the end of the English harvest season, traditionally marked with festivals. The fireworks that are now a firm part of Guy Fawkes are, no doubt, an ironic reminder of the barrels of gunpowder, but the huge bonfires - some with flames leaping 12 meters high - probably reflect ancient seasonal traditions once part of Samhain.

The Gunpowder Conspiracy of 1605, as it was then known, (also known as The Powder Treason or The Gunpowder Plot)[1] was a failed assassination attempt by a group of provincial English Catholics against King James I of England and VI of Scotland. The plot intended to kill the King and most of the Protestant aristocracy by blowing up the Houses of Parliament during the State Opening on 5 November 1605.

The conspirators also planned to abduct the royal children, and lead a popular revolt in the Midlands.

The trial ranked highly as a public spectacle, and there are records of up to 10 shillings being paid for entry. Four of the plotters were executed in St. Paul's Churchyard on 30 January. On 31 January, Fawkes, Winter and a number of others implicated in the conspiracy were taken to Old Palace Yard in Westminster, in front of the scene of the intended crime, where they were to be hanged, drawn and quartered.

Fawkes, although weakened by torture, cheated the executioners: when he was to be hanged until almost dead, he jumped from the gallows, breaking his neck and killing himself, thus avoiding the gruesome latter part of his execution.

(You have characters left.)

[center][color=red][b]GUY FAWKES NIGHT[/B][/COLOR]
[IMG]http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb48/D_Taly1/holidaya/guy-fawkes.jpg[/IMG][/center]

The conspirators also planned to abduct the royal children, and lead a popular revolt in the Midlands.

GUY FAWKES NIGHT

http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb48/D_Taly1/holidaya/guy-fawkes.jpg

Guy Fawkes, called Bonfire Night, is a uniquely British festival that combines commemoration of a historic (some would say controversially so) event with bonfire celebrations that reach back to the Celtic harvest festival of Samhain.

Though not a UK National Holiday Bonfire Night is a deep seated tradition and is marked by public and private fireworks displays and huge public bonfires all over the UK. In fact, many people say that November 5th, Bonfire Night, is the smokiest night in the realm.

Remember, remember, the 5th of November
The historic origins of Guy Fawkes date to the conflict between virtually outlawed Catholics and the Protestant establishment of the 16th and early 17th century. On November 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes and a group of Catholic conspirators were captured in the act of trying to blow up Parliament with barrels of gunpowder when the Protestant King James I was present. The Gunpowder Plot, sometimes contentiously referred to as "The Papish Plot" was foiled. Some believe the whole episode was a stitch-up but it did serve to inflame anti-Catholic sentiments in Britain for at least a century.

The Fire Festivals
The date of the Gunpowder Plot coincided with the end of the English harvest season, traditionally marked with festivals. The fireworks that are now a firm part of Guy Fawkes are, no doubt, an ironic reminder of the barrels of gunpowder, but the huge bonfires - some with flames leaping 12 meters high - probably reflect ancient seasonal traditions once part of Samhain.

The Gunpowder Conspiracy of 1605, as it was then known, (also known as The Powder Treason or The Gunpowder Plot)[1] was a failed assassination attempt by a group of provincial English Catholics against King James I of England and VI of Scotland. The plot intended to kill the King and most of the Protestant aristocracy by blowing up the Houses of Parliament during the State Opening on 5 November 1605.

The conspirators also planned to abduct the royal children, and lead a popular revolt in the Midlands.

The trial ranked highly as a public spectacle, and there are records of up to 10 shillings being paid for entry. Four of the plotters were executed in St. Paul's Churchyard on 30 January. On 31 January, Fawkes, Winter and a number of others implicated in the conspiracy were taken to Old Palace Yard in Westminster, in front of the scene of the intended crime, where they were to be hanged, drawn and quartered.

Fawkes, although weakened by torture, cheated the executioners: when he was to be hanged until almost dead, he jumped from the gallows, breaking his neck and killing himself, thus avoiding the gruesome latter part of his execution.

Claughmohr

FaeryTwin

DylanTalyessin

Suziboo

125

Kokopelli

SuileanGeala

MommaReggie

Talisker

Sprywolf

152

Axhimand

Cunbhalach

XandarJax

1879

Help: Membership

The Membership attribute of a group specifies how you may join the group.

Open: You may join the group at any time.
Invite only: You must be invited to join the group.
V.I.P. only: Available to VIP members only. Only IMVU VIP members may join. Click here to learn about the VIP program.

Help: Access

The Access attribute of a group specifies how the group can be viewed, browsed, or searched.

Public: Anyone can view the group. The group shows up in browse and search.
Private: Only members of the group can view the group. The group shows up in browse and search.
Secret: Only members of the group can view the group. The group does not show up in browse or search.

Help: Active Members

The "Active Members" panel displays up to six members who posted most recently to the group.

Click on the link "View All Members" to view all members of the group.

Help: Access-Pass holders only

This icon indicates that this is an Access-Pass holders only group.

Help: V.I.P. only

This icon indicates that this is a V.I.P. only group.Click here to learn about the VIP program.

Help: Bletherings and lamentations

The Bletherings and lamentations is a place where members can write short messages for everyone to see. It is a quick and fun way for people to catch up with each other in a group. Unlike the Discussion Board which follows a more traditional forum style exchange, the Bletherings and lamentations emphasizes what is happening right now and right here in your group. For this reason, messages are limited to 100 characters, and only the most recent messages are displayed.

A "new" icon (

) appearing in front of a message indicates that the message was posted within the last 5 minutes.

To see the date and time when a message was posted, move your mouse cursor over the message, and a tooltip will appear that shows you the post date and time of the message.

Please note that if your message is deemed unsuitable for the group, it may be deleted from the Bletherings and lamentations.

To post a message, click on the "Post Message" link. Please note that only a subset of the message syntax is supported for messages. Please click on the "Syntax Help" button to find out more.

Help: Soapbox

The Soapbox is a (small) platform for the group owner to deliver a message to all the group members. It is a quick one-way communication between the group owner and the group.

Help: Syntax in Messages

The following syntax can be used when posting messages:

Link: [url=http://www.imvu.com]Go to IMVU![/url]
Image: [img]http://www.somedomain.com/some_folder/some_pic.gif[/img]
Email address: [email]foo@bar.com[/email]
Text color: [color=blue]This is blue[/color] [color=#ff00ff]This is magenta[/color]
Text size: [size=20px]This is really big[/size] [size=8px]This is really small[/size]
Bold: [b]This is in bold[/b]
Underline: [u]This is underlined[/u]
Strikeout and italic: [s]strikeout[/s] [i]italic[/i]
Center: [center]This is centered[/center]
Horizontal divider: [hr]
Monospace font: [code]This is in monospace font[/code]
Superscript: E=mc[sup]2[/sup]
Subscript: H[sub]2[/sub]O

Help: Smileys in Messages

The following smileys can be used when posting messages.

	"(:P)" - spinning smiley sticking its tongue out
	"(td)" - thumbs down
	"(tu)" - thumbs up
	":)-D" - smileys with beer
	"(:D" - smiling bouncing smiley
	"8-)" - eye rolling smiley
	":)o" - drinking smiley
	"::o" - eye popping smiley
	"B)-" - smoking smiley
	":(" - sad smiley
	":)" - smiling smiley
	":?" - moody smiley
	":D" - grinning smiley
	":P" - tongue sticking out smiley
	":S" - confused smiley
	":X" - angry smiley
	":o" - yawning smiley
	";)" - winking smiley
	"B)" - cool smiley
	"X(" - hot smiley

Help: Smileys in Messages

The following smileys can be used when posting messages.

	"(:P)" - spinning smiley sticking its tongue out
	"(td)" - thumbs down
	"(tu)" - thumbs up
	":)-D" - smileys with beer
	"(:D" - smiling bouncing smiley
	"8-)" - eye rolling smiley
	":)o" - drinking smiley
	"::o" - eye popping smiley
	"B)-" - smoking smiley
	":(" - sad smiley
	":)" - smiling smiley
	":?" - moody smiley
	":D" - grinning smiley
	":P" - tongue sticking out smiley
	":S" - confused smiley
	":X" - angry smiley
	":o" - yawning smiley
	";)" - winking smiley
	"B)" - cool smiley
	"X(" - hot smiley

Help: Syntax in Messages

The following syntax can be used when posting Holla messages:

Link: [url=http://www.imvu.com]Go to IMVU![/url]
Email address: [email]foo@bar.com[/email]
Text color: [color=blue]This is blue[/color] [color=#ff00ff]This is magenta[/color]
Text size: [size=20px]This is really big[/size] [size=8px]This is really small[/size]
Bold: [b]This is in bold[/b]
Underline: [u]This is underlined[/u]
Strikeout and italic: [s]strikeout[/s] [i]italic[/i]
Superscript: E=mc[sup]2[/sup]
Subscript: H[sub]2[/sub]O

Send to:

Message:
Public:	0 / characters used

Gift:	( cr) by ( cr) by ( cr)
	*Select product OR music to send as a gift

Gift Product:

Gift Music:

Gift wrap:
	Note: Gifts can only be purchased with credits.
Recaptcha:	Type the two words shown above.



	Reset Giftlist: To permanently remove your giftlist items from the Gift product menu please Click here

Email:	@
Password: