Thursday 5 November 2015

The Guy Fawkes Day


The Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated in UK every year on 5th of November. Also called the Bonfire Night or the Guy Fawkes Night, the day is celebrated with a show of fireworks and bonfires.
The Original Guy Fawkes was one of the men who took part in the Gunpowder Plot. This was a conspiracy for blowing up King James I and the Houses of Parliament on November 5th, 1605. The plot was discovered, however, before any damage was done.

The only result was that King James and his Parliament went on living but Guy Fawkes, poor man, did not. He was executed with the other conspirators. Nevertheless, it is Guy Fawkes who is remembered today and King James who is forgotten.