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Festivities in Windsor Castle by Paul Sandby, c. 1776. Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain, involving bonfires and fireworks displays.
5 giorni fa · Guy Fawkes Day, British observance, celebrated on November 5, commemorating the failure of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated with parades, fireworks, bonfires, and food. Straw effigies of Fawkes are tossed on a bonfire, as are those of contemporary political figures.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Fantoccio di Guy Fawkes, bruciato il 5 novembre 2010 a Billericay. La Guy Fawkes Night si origina dal Gunpowder Plot del 1605, una fallita cospirazione da parte di un gruppo di cattolici inglesi, teso ad assassinare il re protestante Giacomo I d'Inghilterra e porre sul trono un monarca cattolico.
Guy Fawkes, illustrazione di George Cruikshank dal romanzo di William Harrison Ainsworth del 1840. Guy Fawkes (/ˈfɔːks/; York, 13 aprile 1570 – Londra, 31 gennaio 1606) è stato un militare e cospiratore inglese.
Observed in the United Kingdom every year on November 5, Guy Fawkes Day—also called Bonfire Night or Fireworks Night—commemorates a failed assassination attempt from more than 400 years ago.
Bonfire Night | LearnEnglish Teens. Study break. Magazine zone. Bonfire Night. In the UK, Bonfire Night (or Guy Fawkes Night) is celebrated on 5 November and the night skies are filled with colour. It’s a special day in honour of a historic event. Instructions. Preparation. The history.
In January 1606 the British Parliament mandated the observance of Guy Fawkes Day on November 5 to commemorate the failure of the Gunpowder Plot. Celebrated in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries, the holiday involves activities such as parades, fireworks, bonfires, and food.
