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How many British festivals do you know? Christmas Queens Official Birthday Easter Boxing Day smaller holidays Mothers Day April fools Day Remembrance Day Bonfire Night Bonfire Night celebrations * Bonfire Night （November 5th） Gunpowder Plot 火药阴谋 Where the festival comes from? Queen Elizabeth I James I persecute(迫害) English Catholics violent action 13 Catholics blow up the Houses of Parliament 36 barrels of gunpowder kill the king the Prince of Wales the Members of Parliament Guy Fawkes Night worry about the innocent people sent an anonymous warning letter 匿名的 The warning letter reached the King Guy Fawkes and other conspirators(阴谋家)were caught On the very night that the Gunpowder Plot was foiled（挫败）, on November 5th, 1605, bonfires were set alight to celebrate the safety of the King. Since then, November 5th has become known as Bonfire Night. The event is commemorated every year with fireworks and burning effigies（模型） of Guy Fawkes on a bonfire. Some of the English have been known to wonder, whether they are celebrating Fawkes execution or honoring his attempt to do away with the government. Preparations for Bonfire Night celebrations include making a dummy of Guy Fawkes, which is called the Guy. Some children even keep up an old tradition of walking in the streets, carrying the Guy they have just made, and beg passersby for a penny for the Guy. The kids use the money to buy fireworks for the evening festivities. On the night itself, Guy is placed on the top of the bonfire, which is then set alight and fireworks displays fill the sky. V For Vendetta Thank you! *