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Guy Fawkes Night Fulfilled: Ovchinnikova Liza

History On this night, the fifth after Halloween, there is the failure of the Gunpowder Plot, when a group of Catholic conspirators attempted to blow up the British Parliament in London on the night of fifth November 1605 during a speech from the throne of the Protestant King James I, when, apart from him, at the House of Lords would be attended by members of both houses of Parliament and representatives of the supreme judiciary of the country. Guy Fawkes tried to hide in the basement of the Palace of Westminster barrels of gunpowder. One of the participants warned the king Lord William Parker, 4 th Baron Monteagle, on the intended explosion and said that he did not come the next day at the palace building. Lord decided to save not only their lives but also the royal life. He warned the king, and the next day, Guy was arrested and taken to the Tower.

Way of celebrate In the UK, Guy Fawkes night (the fifth of November) lit fireworks and bonfires on which burn an effigy of Guy Fawkes. And before the boys begging for coins "for the great Man Guy" to buy firecrackers. In addition to Britain, Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated in some of its former colonies - New Zealand, South Africa, Newfoundland Labrador (Canada), part of the British Caribbean Islands, and Australia. On the night of Guy Fawkes linked plot of the film «V - for Vendetta" (2005).

Symbols On this day, people are allowed fireworks, burn a lot of stuffed Guy Fawkes bonfires and wear masks.

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