The fifth of November is Guy Fawkes' Night or Bonfire Night. This is a British celebration.
The story of Guy Fawkes goes back to the early 1600 when there were religious problems between Protestants and Catholics in Britain. King James I was a Protestant and he passed severe laws against Catholics. They were not permitted to have religious services.

A group of 12 Catholics with Guy Fawkes as an expert in explosives ,decided to kill the King James I and blow up The Houses of Parliament on 5th November 1605, when the King was present. This was called the Gunpowder Plot.

The King´s soldiers discovered the plot. Guy Fawkes was immediately arrested and tortured. The other plotters were found three days later. Guy Fawkes and the others were hanged.

On the night of 5th November 1605 many people in London were very happy because the plot was discovered. To celebrate , they started bonfires in the street. Someone made an effigy of Guy Fawkes and burned it. Ever since, British celebrate Guy Fawkes' Night.. 

Today young people make a Guy with old clothes and fill him with newspapers. They go around the streets with the Guy and ask " a penny for the Guy" to collect money . With this money they buy fireworks and then they burn the guys on bonfires .

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