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Bonfire Night

intermediate

Bonfire Night

with MaxBex

4. Intermediate

Remember, remember the 5th of November! Max tells you about Guy Fawkes night, the gunpowder plot and how Brits celebrate November the 5th.

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Have you ever heard of "Bonfire Night" before?

"Remember, remember the fifth of November"

Bonfire Night

Guy Fawkes Night

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It is ___ every year on the 5th of November.

Bonfire Night is a sociable event

Communities gather to celebrate with bonfires, fireworks, sparklers and food and drink.

fireworks

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What is the correct term to describe an evening of fireworks?

bonfires

sparklers

Communities will make a "Guy"...

an "EFFIGY" of Guy Fawkes

...and then throw him on the fire.

Who was Guy Fawkes? And what are we celebrating on Bonfire Night?

the gunpowder plot

November 5th, 1605

"Bonfire Night marks the failure of the Gunpowder Plot on November 5 1605, when a group of embittered Catholic conspirators planned to blow up parliament and kill the Protestant King James I."

They were caught and executed.

They were hanged, drawn and quartered.

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Was the "gunpowder plot" successful or unsuccessful?

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Is the religious element still a big part of the celebration?

If you hear someone say "a guy" as a slang word for a man... it actually comes from Guy Fawkes.

"Remember, remember the fifth of November"

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"Remember, remember the fifth of November"

Bonfire Night

Guy Fawkes Night

Bonfire Night is a sociable event

Communities gather to celebrate with bonfires, fireworks, sparklers and food and drink.

fireworks

bonfires

sparklers

Communities will make a "Guy"...

...and then throw him on the fire.

Who was Guy Fawkes? And what are we celebrating on Bonfire Night?

the gunpowder plot

"Bonfire Night marks the failure of the Gunpowder Plot on November 5 1605, when a group of embittered Catholic conspirators planned to blow up parliament and kill the Protestant King James I."

They were caught and executed.

They were hanged, drawn and quartered.

If you hear someone say "a guy" as a slang word for a man... it actually comes from Guy Fawkes.

"Remember, remember the fifth of November"

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