Tonight people all over the UK will celebrate Bonfire Night!
It commemorates the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 when Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators tried and failed to blow up the English Parliament and
King James l!
Find out more in this video from Word on the Street!
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Gunpowder, treason and plot,
We see no reason,
Why gunpowder treason,
Should ever be forgot!
In celebration of his survival, King James ordered that the people of England light a bonfire on the night of 5 November.
Ever since then, 5 November has become known as Bonfire Night when huge bonfires are lit, elaborate firework displays are organised and rag doll of Guy Fawkes are thrown onto the fire.
Sometimes, children make rag dolls of the “Guy” and walk around the neighbourhood asking for “a Penny for the Guy”.
Toffee apples
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