Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
This weekend, people all over the UK will be lighting bonfires and enjoying fireworks. This is to celebrate Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Night.
So, at our English Club meeting today we talked about how people across the UK celebrate Bonfire Night with fireworks,
bonfires, sparklers.
Some might have
small fireworks parties in their back gardens, while towns and villages may put
on organised displays in
public parks.People have some fun with friends and family, but there is a
historical
reason why they do this.
uSo where did
it all come from?
uWhat is
Bonfire Night?
Bonfire Night, also known
as Guy Fawkes Night, is a famous holiday in the UK.
Bonfire
Night
celebrates something that didn’t happen: the
1605 Gunpowder Plot. Robert Catesby, Guy
Fawkes
and his group wanted to blow up parliament , kill King James I and his
government with gunpowder.Fawkes and his group put 36 barrels of gunpowder under the Houses of
Parliament in London, ready to set off a massive explosion.
But on the 5th of November guards caught Fawkes and his men.
In celebration of his survival, King James ordered
that the people of England should have a great bonfire on the night on 5thNovember.
When
people light bonfires
to remember this event, there
is
a figure of a man on
the top of them. He is called the 'Guy' and is a kind of doll that represents a
man who was part of the plot, called Guy Fawkes.
What do you think about
the holiday?
Do we have a holiday
similar to this one in Georgia?
When and where do you
celebrate it? What do you do?
Share your thoughts and
ideas ;)
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