Hi everyone, I'm Gina.

Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot.

If you live in the UK, you will know that rhyme and what it means. If you don't, then you soon will.

It refers to Guy Fawkes Day, an annual celebration on the 5th of November.

In this lesson, you're going to learn about what Guy Fawkes Day is and how it is celebrated.

Why did people in the UK first start to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day? We'll show you the answer at the end of this video. Guy Fawkes Day celebrates the

failure of Guy Fawkes and his accomplices in their plot to kill King James I.

In 1605, Forks and his friends planned to blow up the houses of Parliament with a Protestant

king inside and replace him with a Catholic monarch. However, their plot was discovered and they were arrested and later executed for treason.

We celebrate Guy Fawkes Day by lighting large bonfires and setting off fireworks.

The celebrations are also called bonfire night.

People may go to organise fireworks displays or have smaller parties in their gardens.

Fireworks are a large part of the celebrations and although the event is on 5th of November,

it isn't unusual to hear fireworks throughout October 2.

Another way of marking the day is by the making of a guy.

A guy is a homemade dummy that is usually

made to resemble Guy Forks himself. It used to be commonplace to see children with their

guys asking for money by shouting, penny for the guy. But this tradition is not as popular

in recent years. The guys are thrown onto the bonfires and burnt.

The image of Guy Fawkes has become very popular in recent years

due to Guy Fawkes masks being used in the film V for Vendetta and also by the online group

Anonymous.

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