November 5 Activities

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What activities can we do on November 5?

November 5 Activities

Guy Fawkes Day - England - This is the anniversary of the "Gunpowder Plot." Conspirators planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I in 1605. Twenty barrels of gunpowder, which they had secreted in a cellar under the Parliament, were discovered on the night of November 4, the eve of the intended explosion, and the conspirators were arrested. They were tried and convicted, and on January 31, 1606, eight (including Guy Fawkes) were beheaded and their heads were displayed on pikes at London Bridge. Though there were at least 11 conspirators, Guy Fawkes is most remembered. In 1606, the Parliament, which was to have been annihilated, enacted a law establishing November 5 as a day of public thanksgiving. On the night of November 5, the whole country lights up with bonfires and celebrations.

   

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