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Saturday, 5 November 2011

Bonfire Night



Hi guys,
I know that you are studying English very hard but... only a few minutes to read something about Bonfire Night.

It's celebrated in all Britain the 5th of November.
'In November 1605, the infamous Gunpowder plot took place in which some Catholics plotted to blow up the English parliament and king James I, on the day set for the king to open parliament.The men were angry because the king had treated them badly and they didn't like it.
The story is remembered each 5th November when 'Guys' are burned in a celebration known as 'Bonfire Night'.
  • The Guy is made of old clothes stuffed with paper or straw. It's a reminder of 'Guy Fawkes'.
  • The fireworks are the reminder of the gunpowder.
  • The bonfires are used to cook potatoes wrapped in oil.
  • The days before Bonfire Night, children used to take their home-made guys out on the street and ask for 'a penny for the guy' for fireworks.
  • The most famous rhyme for this celebrations is:
'Remember,remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
we see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot'...
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