In pictures: Lewes bonfire procession
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Thousands of people have turned out for the annual Lewes bonfire celebrations in East Sussex.
The celebrations, run by the town's six bonfire societies, feature burning crosses, flaming torches, the burning of effigies and hordes of revellers.
As well as remembering the Gunpowder Plot, the event commemorates 17 Protestant martyrs who were burned at the stake in the town in the 16th Century.
Visitors were advised to use eye and ear defenders, after more than 80 people were treated by paramedics at the 2012 celebrations.
In 2011, two people were blinded and three have the risk of life-long glaucoma after fireworks were thrown. Extra emergency services were laid on for the evening.
Stuart Greer, of Lewes Borough Bonfire Society, said: "It's not a carnival, it's not a jolly. It's of deep historical significance."
- Published4 November 2013