In January 1606, the U.K. Parliament established November 5 as a day of public thanksgiving. Today we celebrate November 5 as Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night by lighting bonfires, setting off ...

Every year, much of Britain still celebrates Guy Fawkes Night, his night, on the 5th of November. The Gunpowder Plot has become a nice, family-friendly party night with bonfires and fireworks and ...

Guy Fawkes day, or more commonly known as bonfire night, is an annual celebration, commemorating the failed attempt of the gunpowder plot on November 5th, 1605. So, what is the gunpowder plot?

A lantern believed to have been carried by Guy Fawkes on the night he was arrested is on display at a museum. It can be seen ...

Public domain via Wikimedia Commons As Guy Fawkes walked to the gallows on January 31, 1606, doomed to execution for his part in an unsuccessful attempt to blow up London’s Houses of Parliament ...

By the middle of the 20th Century, Fireworks Night was synonymous with Guy Fawkes Day and was an established family event. As back garden displays became common, the sale of rockets and Catherine ...

But it is perhaps in the south east of England that memories of Guy Fawkes and his failed bid to blow up King James I burn brightest. The festivities are about far more than one night though.

To an older generation of Brit – the ones who can’t bear Halloween because it’s “an American import”, who have no time for pound shop orange and spider-themed tat, and who won’t do ...

Bonfire Night - also known as Guy Fawkes Night or Fireworks Night - is an annual celebration that takes place in the UK on November 5. Fireworks are let off across the country and bonfires are lit ...

Themes: Celebrating special days; Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605; remaining safe on Bonfire Night. Summary: This assembly celebrates the Bonfire Night / Fireworks Night. The video ...

ONE of the great fixtures of the British calendar, Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes' Night, continues to survive and thrive despite the ever-looming spectre of health and safety concerns. The event's ...