How fascinating that all these things have such ancient origins! Thank you Bobad. All the more reason I feel to encourage their continuance, even in our modern society. We perhaps have an inborn 'memory' of these traditions, it would be a shame if they died out entirely. For instance, having a bonfire in the night and congregating round it always feels instinctive to me, a primitive response. And wearing fancy dress or a mask makes a person really become 'someone else' and not just on the surface. I wonder if our modern 'civilised' ways are only a thin veneer over our more primitive selves?