Penny for the Guy
The nearest we in England have to a national day is 5th November, or Bonfire Night.
It all dates back to November 1605 when a group of men plotted to kill the king (King James I) and members of the government while the king was making a speech in the Houses of Parliament.
The plan was to blow up the building. They got as far as storing 20 or more barrels of gunpowder in a cellar beneath the building, but someone discovered the plot.
King James declared the day, the fifth of November, a day of thanksgiving that the plot was discovered.
The men who wanted to kill the king were all executed. Among them was a man called Guido Fawkes, usually known now as Guy Fawkes, . Children still make “Guys” (cloth effigies of the man). They sit in the street and ask people for “a penny for the Guy” (See the picture). With the money they buy fireworks.
But what happens to the Guy? On the evening of 5th November large bonfires are lit and the Guys are burned.
It all dates back to November 1605 when a group of men plotted to kill the king (King James I) and members of the government while the king was making a speech in the Houses of Parliament.
The plan was to blow up the building. They got as far as storing 20 or more barrels of gunpowder in a cellar beneath the building, but someone discovered the plot.
King James declared the day, the fifth of November, a day of thanksgiving that the plot was discovered.
The men who wanted to kill the king were all executed. Among them was a man called Guido Fawkes, usually known now as Guy Fawkes, . Children still make “Guys” (cloth effigies of the man). They sit in the street and ask people for “a penny for the Guy” (See the picture). With the money they buy fireworks.
But what happens to the Guy? On the evening of 5th November large bonfires are lit and the Guys are burned.
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(New address from 24th March 2018)
(New address from 24th March 2018)
If you are travelling from Rüti / Wolfhausen, drive past the Hombrechtikon place-name sign for about 300 metres and turn right into Tödistrasse, just before the Tobel bus stop.
Approaching from Hombrechtikon
If you are approaching from the centre of Hombrechtikon, follow the signs to Rüti. At the Tobel junction (the Methodist Church is on the left) turn left. Tödistrasse is the next turning on the left, just past the Tobel bus stop.
The entrance to our new flat is about 100 metres from the junction with Rütistrasse, on the left-hand side of the road.
The house number is number 9 and we are on the first floor.
There are a few visitor’s parking bays a short distance beyond the entrance, on the left.
There are a few visitor’s parking bays a short distance beyond the entrance, on the left.
Arriving by bus
If you arrive by bus from Bubikon, get off the bus at Tobel and follow Tödiweg until you get to Tödistrasse. Our house is on the right.