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Guy_Fawkes_and_Bonfire_Night Explains why English people like to gather round bonfires once a year to burn effigies and watch fireworks.

Guy_Fawkes_Celebration A brief outline of the events from Microsoft Encarta.

Guy_Fawkes_Festivals How bonfire night was celebrated in Somerset U.K.in 1889.

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BBC - h2g2 - Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night @import '/h2g2/skins/brunel/brunel.css'; @import '/dnaimages/bbcpage/v3-0/toolbar.xhtml-transitional.css'; Skip to main contentText Only version of this pageAccess keys helpBBC HomeExplore the BBCh2g22nd December 2008Accessibility helpText onlyGuide ID: A199488 (Edited)Edited Guide EntrySEARCH h2g2Search h2g2Advanced SearchNew visitors: Create your membershipReturning members: Sign inBBC HomepageThe Guide to Life, The Universe and Everything.3. Everything / Holidays & ObservancesCreated: 5th November 1999Guy Fawkes and Bonfire NightFront PageWhat is h2g2?Who's OnlineWrite an EntryBrowseAnnouncementsFeedbackh2g2 HelpRSS FeedsContact UsLike this page?Send it to a friend! Bonfire Night is celebrated across the UK on 5 November. The date marks the failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament by Guy Fawkes1 along with a group of co-conspirators in London in 1605. The intention was to kill King James I and wipe out everyone in government. The group were Catholic extremists who wanted to return England to the Catholic faith. One of the conspirators had a friend in the Houses of Parliament and sent a letter to him, warning him to stay away from the House on the day the attack was supposed to take place. The letter was intercepted and handed to the king.Meanwhile, Guy Fawkes and friends, having formulated their plan, known as the 'Gunpowder Plot', had rolled 36 barrels of gunpowder into the cellars of the Houses of Parliament, and were waiting for the king to arrive when guards broke in and arrested them. They were tortured and executed.Nowadays on Bonfire Night people organise their own parties or attend big organised fireworks displays. They stand around the bonfire, set off fireworks and eat lots of nice warming Bonfire Night foods, like sausages and jacket potatoes. They might also remark... Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot, We see no reason, Why gunpowder treason, Should ever be forgot!...Which sort of suggests that people rather admire the cheek of Guy Fawkes, trying to blow up Parliament, and that's why they celebrate Bonfire night, rather than celebrating the fact that his plot failed and he was caught!Fireworks that are sent up on Bonfire night have really evocative names like, Roman Candles, Mount Vesuvius and Golden Shower. There are also Catherine Wheels that spin and Sparklers that children write their names in the air with.Children make life-sized effigies of Guy Fawkes which are called Guys, to put onto the bonfires. The English have been burning effigies to mark Guy Fawkes' treason for almost 400 years. The tradition started in 1606, the year after the Gunpowder plot failed. In these first bonfires, called 'bone fires' at the time, it wasn't an effigy of Guy Fawkes that was burned, but one of the Pope. It was not until 1806, two centuries later, that the people started burning effigies of Guy Fawkes instead. Children make a Guy by stuffing some old clothes with newspapers, craft a head out of material, and either draw a face on it or buy a special cardboard Guy Fawkes mask. For a few days beforehand children are pushing guys around in prams, push chairs and go-carts, saying 'A penny for the guy'. s then give them money - how much depends on how good the guy is. The money is then spent on sparklers, or at least it would be, if children were still allowed to buy fireworks in the UK, so it is probably spent on sweets instead.1 Also known as Guido Fawkes. Clip/Bookmark this page This article has not been bookmarked. ENTRY DATAWritten and Researched by:PetaEdited by:World Service Memoryshare teamReferenced Entries:Bonfire Night CuisineThe Eruption of Mount Vesuvius, 79 ADCONVERSATION TOPICS FOR THIS ENTRY:Start a new conversationPeople have been talking about this Guide Entry. Here are the most recent Conversations:TITLELATEST POSThttp://www.guy-fawkes.com2 Weeks AgoIs that what the poem means?Nov 10, 20055/11 at Chichester Festival TheatreAug 10, 2005Real Origin of Bonfire Night??Nov 8, 2004Why bonfire night is goodNov 1, 2004Guy FawkesOct 29, 2004TalliesSep 8, 2004How to celebrate properlySep 8, 2004So who would you like to put on the bonfire?Sep 8, 2004Penny For The GuySep 8, 2004More ConversationsDisclaimer Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click here. For any other comments, please start a Conversation above. About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy 
 

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