GUY FAWKES

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

Why?

King James I Guy Fawkes

King James I

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

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 Houses of Parliament by putting gunpowder under a house next to the parliament building.

The Tradition
But Guy Fawkes was discovered and executed. That night people lit bonfires to celebrate the safety of the king.

The celebration

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

A Penny for the Guy

The Guy is made out of old clothes stuffed with paper or straw. During the days before Bonfire Night, children take their guysout 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.

DICTIONARY
Barrel of gunpowder
bonfire

fireworks

The Houses of Parliament

Firework display

Dictionary
Guys Straw

Work done by: Bruno Martins n7 11A