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Guy Fawkes Night went off with a BANG here in London. We kept up tradition on the 5th of November, gathering around a huge bonfire and enjoying a fabulous firework display at our local park! It was freeeezing but I had lots of fun with family and friends. The atmosphere was amazing with hundreds of people enjoying this show together. |
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This occasion is celebrated all over the United Kingdom and even in some places around the world, but I didn’t always understand what was so special about the date.
This year I learnt about the real story behind Guy Fawkes Night .Guy was an Englishman who was plotting to blow up the Houses of Parliament with a group of thirteen people in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. They hoped that they would kill the King and some Members of Parliament and do some damage to the government in the process. So they planted barrels of gunpowder in the basement. But their careful plan to blow up the building was stopped when some members of the group had second thoughts. The explosion never happened and the King was so happy to be alive that he ordered to set off fireworks in celebration. Guy Fawkes was burnt at the stake.
This is why every year on the 5th of November we burn a bonfire and enjoy fireworks! People are not really celebrating that Guy was killed but instead, the fact that the King was saved. This year my friends and I even bought a few glow in the dark Star Wars light-sabers and had fun play fighting in the dark and eating traditional toffee apples, yum! I realised that whatever the story behind Guy Fawkes Night, most of all we love it here in the UK because it gives us an excuse to act and feel like a kid again.
