On the 5th of November it is a tradition that children make images of Guy Fawkes (and sometimes modern politicians), called “Guys,” and take them around the streets.
They show these Guys to people and ask them for “a penny for the Guy.” They then use this money to buy fireworks.
BONFIRE NIGHT is a very British celebration. It has its origins in 1605, when a group of plotters wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill king James I. The most famous is Guy Fawkes.
Nowadays it is a very colourful festival, with lots of fireworks and bonfires.
Children prepare a “guy” to ask for money in the streets, and to burn it at the top of a bonfire.
People eat baked potatoes and saussages, and sweets and toffe apples.
They go and see a big bonfire display in their towns and villages.
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This video can help understanding what people do on Bonfire Night in Britain:
And this song is for the little ones
“Remember, remember,
the fifth of November,
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
We see no reason why
Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!”
Words to Guy Fawkes Rhyme
On 5 November every year, children in Britain get excited because it is Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes’ Night). They lit bonfires and enjoy fireworks displays. On top of the fire is a guy (a homemade dummy, like a scarecrow). They also eat sausages and jacked potatoes.
They do these things because they remember the attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament and the king James I. It was the Gunpowder Plot.
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