BONFIRE NIGHT

When?

Bonfire Night is celebrated all over the UK on 5th November every year.

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On 5th November 1605 a man called Guy Fawkes tried to kill King James I.

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Why?

The Gunpowder Plot

Guy Fawkes was one of a group of catholic men who plotted to kill the Protestant king James I.

How?

They planned to blow up the House of Parliament putting gunpowder under a house next to the parliament building.

The Tradition

But Guy Fawkes was discovered and executed.

That night people lighted bonfires to celebrate the safety of the king.

The celebration

The story is remembered each 5th November by celebrating Bofire Night. All over the Britain, there are firewoks displays and bonfires where a home- made model of Guy Fawkes (called “GUY”) is burnt.

Penny for a Guy

The “Guy” is made out of old clothes stuffed with paper or straw.

During the days before Bonfire Night, children takes their “guys”out on the street and ask for a “penny for the guy” to buy fireworks.

Bonfire Night Food

Traditionally, people eat

jacket potatoes and toffee

apples during this night.

Bonfire Night Rhymes

Remember, remember the fifth of November

Gunpowder, treason and plot.

I see no reason, why gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot.

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