2006-11-05 06:36:26 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Independence Day
English tradition. On the 5th of Novemeber we celebrate the fact that some guy in the olden days didn't succeed in blowing up the Houses of parliment with gunpowder. The fireworks represent this.
2006-11-05 06:39:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guy Fawkes and his friends were going to blow up the Houses of Parliament with the King and all the MPs in it, about 400 years ago; they smuggled lots of little barrels of gunpowder acorss the Thames and into a building next door, then in tunnels to underneath the main chamber, but their plot was discovered the night before. The King and Government were Protestant; Guy Fawkes & co. were Catholic. The celebrations used to include burning a 'guy' on a bonfire, an effigy of Fawkes, but this has fallen out of favour recently. November 5th was in fact celebrated to give thanks that the Catholics didn't take over....'
There's a rhyme - Remember, Remember, the 5th of November, Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.
In Windsor Castle they have some original documents from the time, including some signed by Guy Fawkes. you can see that his signature deteriorated significantly over a few weeks, presumably after he was tortured.
2006-11-05 06:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Today is November 5th, which is a date that's celebrated in the UK with bonfires and fireworks - it's called Bonfire Night. It's celebrated because a guy called Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament on this night several centuries ago. Check out the movie "V for Vendetta".
2006-11-05 06:41:40 · answer #3 · answered by Neil B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fireworks night I expect? Not Independance day, thats an American thing. It's where a bloke called Guy Fawkes tried to bomb parliament in the 17th century (it wasn't actually Guy Fawkes, he was just a lowly servant who got caught), and so on the 5th November people light bombfires and set off fireworks to say... I don't know what they say, that they hate the parliament I guess!
2006-11-05 06:45:09 · answer #4 · answered by floppity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To celebrate Guy Fawkes Night :
http://www.guy-fawkes.com
2006-11-05 06:41:41 · answer #5 · answered by Prettywoman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. This event is held every year on 5th November. Here is a website that will explain it a bit more for you:-
http://www.bonefire.org/guy/
2006-11-05 06:40:12 · answer #6 · answered by peewit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be in celebration of Guy Fawkes / Bonfire night
2006-11-05 06:45:26 · answer #7 · answered by Isisstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to celebrate Guy Fawkes night....it was Guido Fawkes. ..a french roman catholic who consipred with english cathilolics to blow uo the house of parliament with King James 1 of England and his cabinet in...he was caught before hand..
2006-11-05 06:39:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Guy Fawkes night.
2006-11-05 06:39:10 · answer #9 · answered by kerrie h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bonfire night
2006-11-05 06:38:14 · answer #10 · answered by redsticks34 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋