Guy Fawkes Night in England
Guy Fawkes Night in England is held on November 4. In Britain, Bonfire Night is associated with the tradition of celebrating Guy Fawkes’ failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5th November 1605. This event in the first decade of the month November is annual.
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He wasn't born a Catholic. King James admired his determination.
In the UK Bonfire Night takes place on 5th November, Guy Fawkes Night. On this night in 1605, Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators attempted—and failed—to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The Houses of Parliament are in London by the River Thames.
On November 5 this year people across the UK will light bonfires, let off fireworks, and burn effigies of a man named Guy Fawkes. The reason we do this is because it's the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot (1605); a failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London by a group of dissident Catholics.
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