1. BONFIRE NIGHT

2. When?
Bonfire Night is
celebrated all over
the UK on 5th
November every
year.

3. King James IGuy FawkesGuy Fawkes
On 5th
November 1605 a man called Guy Fawkes
tried to kill King James I.
King James I
King James I
Why?

4. The Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes was one
of a group of catholic
men who plotted to
kill the Protestant king
James I.

5. How?
They planned to blow
up the House of
Parliament putting
gunpowder under a
house next to the
parliament building.

6. The Tradition
But Guy Fawkes was
discovered and
executed.
That night people
lighted bonfires to
celebrate the safety
of the king.

7. The celebration
The story is remembered each 5th
November by
celebrating Bofire Night. All over the Britain,
there are firewoks displays and bonfires where
a home- made model of Guy Fawkes (called
“GUY”) is burnt.

8. Penny for a Guy
The “Guy” is made out of old clothes stuffed with paper
or straw.
During the days before Bonfire Night, children takes their
“guys”out on the street and ask for a “penny for the
guy” to buy fireworks.

9. Bonfire Night Food
Traditionally, people eat
jacket potatoes and toffee
apples during this night.

10. Bonfire Night Rhymes
Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason, why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.

11. DICTIONARY
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House of Parliament
fireworks
Firework display
bonfire

12. Dictionary
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