So it's here again, the noisiest night of the year. Fed up of the damp, won't light back garden bonfire, catherine wheel on the fence ( that the neighbour complains about), roman candles, fountains, rubbish sparklers and the big finale the rocket that won't 'rocket' anywhere.
This year why not 'Remember , remember the fifth of November in style and go to an organised firework display.
You can find a list of events in the london area here
So keep safe, wrap up warm and enjoy a great evening. And if you're wondering just why we do this every year, here are a few facts for you to impress the neighbours with:-
The event is so called because of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Catholic conspirator Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I.
Still to this day, it is customary for the cellars in the Houses of Parliament to be searched by the Yeoman of the Guard before each State Opening of Parliament.
St.
Peter’s School in York is the only place in the UK that does not celebrate Guy Fawkes Night. Guy Fawkes was a pupil there and they refuse
to burn his image in respect for him.
Although Guy Fawkes has become the most famous person associated with the Plot he wasn’t the main conspirator. He was in charge of guarding the gunpowder underneath
the Houses of Parliament, and had he not been caught, he would have been
charged with lighting it.
Scientists have calculated that the
2,500kg of gunpowder Fawkes hid would have caused extensive damage almost 500
metres from the centre of the explosion.
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