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Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night, Fireworks Night and Plot Night, is an annual celebration (but not a public holiday) on the evening of the 5th of November primarily in the United Kingdom, but also in New Zealand, South Africa, the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (Canada), and formerly in Australia, and to some extent by their nationals abroad. It celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder Plot, in which a group of Catholic conspirators attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London on the evening of 5 November 1605, when the Protestant King James I (James VI of Scotland) was within its walls.
The celebrations, which in the United Kingdom take place in towns and villages across the country, involve fireworks displays and the building of bonfires, traditionally on which "guys", or dummies, representing Guy Fawkes, the most famous of the conspirators are burnt. Before the fifth, children use the dummies to beg for money with the chant "Penny for the guy".
Traditional rhymes
The night is closely associated with the popular rhyme which begins: More on [ Guy Fawkes Night ]
@CantBuyMeLove23 LoL. I dunno. My supervisor emailed the history of Guy Fawkes Day to all of us yesterday.
nerdsrocket (Corrigan) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:52:02 -0000
@CantBuyMeLove23 LoL. I dunno. My supervisor emailed the history of Guy Fawkes Day to all of us yesterday.
I love that November 4 is Guy Fawkes Day which celebrates him trying to blow up Parliament and...
misslauracroft (Laura Schaeper) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:45:56 -0000
I love that November 4 is Guy Fawkes Day which celebrates him trying to blow up Parliament and...
Happy belated Guy Fawkes day. O 4ever 4ever remember the 5th of November http://myloc.me/1n2QG
hassan2nd (Kufi Smack) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:34:18 -0000
Happy belated Guy Fawkes day. O 4ever 4ever remember the 5th of November http://myloc.me/1n2QG
I want to have a Guy Fawkes Day party. Is it too late? I wish I had known about this guy before V for Vendetta came out
sasmith90 (Alex Smith) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:23:59 -0000
I want to have a Guy Fawkes Day party. Is it too late? I wish I had known about this guy before V for Vendetta came out
ok, so turns out Guy Fawkes Day was yesterday. Turns out I discussed Guy Fawkes with someone yesterday while unaware of the holiday. fuck
sasmith90 (Alex Smith) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:23:07 -0000
ok, so turns out Guy Fawkes Day was yesterday. Turns out I discussed Guy Fawkes with someone yesterday while unaware of the holiday. fuck
@oceanwaters2006 lol. I can't believe that I forgot about Guy Fawkes Day. My professor is shaking her head at me.
edmett (Heather) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:06:47 -0000
@oceanwaters2006 lol. I can't believe that I forgot about Guy Fawkes Day. My professor is shaking her head at me.
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