Having just spent a day telling my class of six year olds about Guy Fawkes I discovered that very few of them had ever seen a guy on a bonfire let alone know why we celebrate Guy Fawkes day. It made me think of how many other English traditions are being lost because people either don't bother or worse make fun of anything which could be called traditional. Our childrn have started following the American traditions of Halloween and trick or treat but because they have never been part of our culture it's all a bit half hearted but they ignore anything that is. Those of us who are Morris dancers will be used to the jibes of passers-by and the very poor press given by the media where it is always a joke item and yet these things are OUR traditions. Even in the folk world so many people play Irish diddly diddlies but turn their noses up at English songs and tunes. Why??