5th November

BONFIRE NIGHT: 5th November

• On Bonfire Night the British people remember Guy Fawkes.

GUY FAWKES

• On 5th November 1604, he wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill the King.

GUNPOWDER PLOT

• The plot was revealed to the authorities in an anonymous letter.

• Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder—enough to reduce the House of Lords to rubble—and arrested

Bonfire Night is on November 5th

• Bonfire Night is also known as Guy Fawkes Night.

• Many people in Uk celebrate Bonfire Night with family and friends.

Some people make a guy

Buy fireworks

sparklers

rockets

They eat delicious food

Toffee apples

In the evening, there is a firework display

And they put their guys on the bonfire

Safety code

• Fireworks are fun, but they can be dangerous!

• Never touch lit fireworks.

• Don’t give fireworks to small children.

• Children can hold sparklers.

• Keep pets indoors.

QUESTIONS

• Who do British children remember on Bonfire Night?

• What happen to the children’s guy?

• What do the children eat?

• What do they watch?