Members from the Commercial Square Bonfire Society dress as North American Indians because in the 1850's people from Commercial Square went to build the US railways. They were shocked by the treatment of the Indians and wear the costume in solidarity.

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Keywords: bonfire, commemoration, costume, costumed, england, fireworks, lewes, society, sussex, tradition, traditional