Guy fawkes Night, also known as bonfire night, has a history of more than 400 years in Britain. People originally celebrated this festival in order to maintain their loyalty to religion and country.
1605, Roman Catholic guy fawkes and his associates attempted to blow up the king and parliament building because they were dissatisfied with King James I's Protestant policy.
They hid 36 barrels of gunpowder in the cellar and disguised it with coal and firewood. However, the plan leaked. 1On the evening of October 4th, Fox was arrested. After being tortured, he couldn't stand the punishment, but he gave up the names of his accomplices.
1606 65438+127 October, he was executed opposite the parliament building, first hanged, then beheaded, disembowelled, and finally dismembered. The British people lit a bonfire to celebrate the victory. Since then, Britain has formed a tradition of celebrating "bonfire night".
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The way to celebrate guy fawkes Night;
On this night, an important content is to burn the "Guy" dummy. 1996, the British bonfire association decided to replace guy with an unattractive portrait of a celebrity. The first unfortunate candidate was Princess Diana's bicycle coach Witt. Subsequently, the portraits of Saddam Hussein, former British Prime Minister Blair and Gordon Brown were all selected as "celebrity Guy" and burned.
On bonfire night, people will also prepare rich food, which is called "bonfire night recipe". The recipes include toffee, toffee apple, baked potato with skin and spiced hot wine.
The scope of celebration and the scale of fireworks vary from region to region. For example, the southeastern British city of Lewis is famous for its bonfire night celebrations, which attract thousands of people every year.
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