THE residents of Leven Street, in Pollokshields, marked Bonfire Night with a blaze in 1951.
The annual bonfire and fireworks party, although notionally held to mark the demise of Guy Fawkes and his gunpowder plotters, has a much older history in Scotland, drawing on the ancient Celtic winter fire festival of 'Samhainn'.
Whatever its roots, most Glasgow boys, and grown men, need little excuse to build a bonfire. There truly is something primal about sharing food, drink and fun around a blazing fire; feeling your face grow red while your backside freezes.
With the rise of organised displays, such communal events are sadly, slowly dying out. One thing's for sure, these wee ones, one grown up, would always remember the magic of Bonfire Nights gone by.
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