Every November 5th since the 1600s, the narrow streets of Lewes have hosted an event that’s evolved from a Protestant riot to a massive, attention-grabbing spectacle of tar barrels, burning crosses and often cryptic papier-mâché caricatures ripped straight from the year’s headlines. The Lewes Bonfire now hosts over thirty societies, each with their own variations on tradition, theme and costumes but all seeming reactionary, tone-deaf and archaic in a modern Sussex town. Unlike a lot of Guy Fawkes events, [...]