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Remember, remember, the fifth of November<\/p>\n

Gunpowder treason and plot<\/p>\n

We see no reason<\/p>\n

Why Gunpowder treason<\/p>\n

Should ever be forgot,\u2026..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is an annual celebration observed on November 5<\/span>^{th<\/sup> for more than 400 years following the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 when 13 conspirators planned to blow up Parliament and kill King James I.<\/span><\/p>\n}

Fawkes was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords.<\/p>\n

People in London lit bonfires to celebrate the failure of the plot, and an act of Parliament was passed to appoint the date as a day of thanksgiving for the “joyful deliverance of James I”. This act remained in force for 254 years, until 1859.<\/p>\n

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To mark the occasion, here are some facts about Guy Fawkes, gunpowder and fireworks:<\/p>\n

[box type=”shadow” align=”aligncenter” ]\u2022 Political protesters sometimes wear Guy Fawkes masks to protect their identity. You might recognize these masks if you\u2019ve seen the film V for Vendetta, which is very loosely based on the story of Guy Fawkes.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The only place in the UK that does not celebrate Guy Fawkes Night is St. Peter\u2019s School in York. Guy Fawkes went there as a boy and they refuse to burn his image in respect for their former pupil.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Guy Fawkes wasn\u2019t the main conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot, but he had one of the most important roles. He guarded the gunpowder underneath the Houses of Parliament, and had he not been caught, he would have been charged with lighting it.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Physicists from the Institute of Physics have calculated that the 2,500kg of gunpowder Fawkes hid would have wreaked damage almost 500 meters from the centre of the explosion.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Fireworks were invented when a Chinese cook accidentally discovered how to make explosive black powder – the early origin of gunpowder – during the 10th century. The cook accidentally mixed three common kitchen ingredients – potassium nitrate or saltpeter (a salt substitute used in the curing of meat), sulfur and charcoal and set light to the concoction. The result was colorful flames. The cook also noticed that if the mixture was burned when enclosed in the hollow of a bamboo shoot, there was a tremendous explosion.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Fireworks arrived in Europe in the 14th century and were first produced by the Italians. The first recorded display was in Florence. The first recorded fireworks in England were at the wedding of King Henry VII in 1486.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dummies have been burned on bonfires since as long ago as the 13th century, initially to drive away evil spirits. Following the gunpowder plot of 1605, the focus of the sacrifices switched to Guy Fawkes’ treason.<\/p>\n

\u2022 It is said that the word \u2018guy\u2019 actually comes from the name Guy Fawkes. It originally meant \u201can ugly, repulsive person\u201d but, throughout the years, simply became a synonym for \u201cman\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2022 One suggested origin for the word \u2018bonfire\u2019 is that derives from ‘bone-fire’, and comes from a time when the bodies of witches, heretics and other misfits were burned instead of being buried in holy ground.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Houses of Parliament are still searched by the Yeomen of the Guard before the state opening which has been held in November since 1928. The idea is to ensure no modern-day Guy Fawkes is concealed in the cellars. [\/box]<\/p>\n

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