By the middle of the 20th Century, Fireworks Night was synonymous with Guy Fawkes Day and was an established family event. As back garden displays became common, the sale of rockets and Catherine ...

On this day, a group of men ... Setting off fireworks, to represent the explosives that were never used by the plotters. Burning effigies of Guy Fawkes called ‘guys’, which are often made ...

It's Guy Fawkes Day! On this day, the UK celebrates the foiling of a plot to kill King James I in 1605 by lighting fireworks and, in a morbid twist, burning an effigy of poor Guy. It's easy to ...

Bonfire Night - also known as Guy Fawkes Night or Fireworks Night - is an annual celebration ... A few months later the Observance of November 5 Act made the day an annual celebration of the ...

Today is Guy Fawkes Day, a day where the U.K. celebrates the foiling of a plot to kill King James I in 1605. The country celebrates this by lighting fireworks and, in a morbid twist, burning an ...

ONE of the great fixtures of the British calendar, Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes' Night ... favour of a general celebration of bonfires and fireworks. It is held on November 5 each year.