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Lewes Borough is the joint oldest society with Cliffe, formed in 1853. Until 1859 they were known as the 'Lewes Town Bonfire Society' so they are really not considered the oldest consistently named society. That mantel belongs to Cliffe. They have been marching the streets of the town for over 150 years.
The Sussex Bonfire tradition is a uniquely local form of protest with several influences under the motto We Burn For Good. Whereas Guy Fawkes night in most parts of Great Britain is traditionally commemorated at large public fireworks displays or small family bonfires, towns in Sussex and Kent hold huge gala events with fires, processions and festivals.
Effigies of former UK prime minister Boris Johnson and fellow UK Conservative politician Jacob Rees-Mogg are paraded through the streets of Lewes during traditional Bonfire Night celebrations in 2019.
Street collections are received on the night and are given to around six different local charities each year. On average the society raises about £2,000–£3,000 per year. This tradition dates back around 70 years and is part of Sussex Bonfire Tradition the largest event of which being the Lewes Bonfire celebrations on 5 November.
Crowds have paraded down the narrow streets of Lewes for the annual Bonfire Night celebration. People marched through the town dressed in 17th century clothing reminiscent of what Guy Fawkes would ...
In Lewes, hundreds are expected for the annual bonfire parade, which will see people line the streets for a procession involving a fiery spectacle of effigy and cross burning.
The Lewes Bonfire is a set of bonfire celebrations held on Guy Fawkes Night, which both celebrates the uncovering of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605 and commemorates the memory of the seventeen Protestant martyrs from Mayfield burned at the stake between 1555 and 1557.
The local press in Lewes pandered to these prejudices. The introduction of ritualist practices in the Anglican church further increased anti-Catholic attitudes in Lewes. [112] In the mid 19th century the practice of burning an effigy of Pope Paul V at the Lewes Bonfire celebrations began.