BONFIRE or GUY FAWKES DAY

http://www.bonfirenight.net/gunpowder.php

What’s Bonfire Night?

Bonfire happens on the 5th of November every year. People light bonfires and let off fireworks.

What things do you do?What things do you do?

We have parties We have parties with with

our friends or go our friends or go to to

big, organised big, organised

fireworks.fireworks.

What’s on the menu?What’s on the menu?

Baked potatoesBaked potatoes Baked sausagesBaked sausages Toffee applesToffee apples

Why do we have Gun Why do we have Gun Powder night?Powder night?

Remember, Remember, remember remember

The 5th of November.The 5th of November.

Gunpowder, treansonGunpowder, treanson

and plot. I see noand plot. I see no

reason why reason why

Gunpowder Should Gunpowder Should

be forgotbe forgot

http://www.show.me.uk/gunpowderplothttp://www.show.me.uk/gunpowderplot

Guy Fawes and the Guy Fawes and the conspirators.conspirators.

What are we celebating? What are we celebating?

In 1606, a group In 1606, a group of catholic Lords of catholic Lords tried to kill king tried to kill king James I. They had James I. They had the help of a man the help of a man called Guy called Guy Fawkes who Fawkes who planned to blow planned to blow up the houses of up the houses of Parliament with Parliament with the king insidethe king inside

But the plot failed!But the plot failed!

Guy Fawkes was Guy Fawkes was caught, caught, tortured and tortured and executed in the executed in the pyre. Ever since pyre. Ever since people light people light bonfires and bonfires and burn an effigie burn an effigie of Guy Fawkes of Guy Fawkes to celebrate it .to celebrate it . http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/l/british/civil_war_revolution/launch_gms_gunpowder_plotaunch_gms_gunpowder_plot.shtml .shtml