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    British people celebrate Bonfire Night on November 5th to commemorate the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and other Roman Catholics attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The plot was discovered when Guy Fawkes was found in the cellars under the Houses of Parliament with gunpowder. To celebrate, people make effigies of Guy Fawkes that are burned on bonfires, and sometimes cook chestnuts and potatoes in the fires. While originally a Protestant celebration, Bonfire Night is now enjoyed by everyone.

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    British people celebrate Bonfire Night on November 5th to commemorate the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and other Roman Catholics attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The plot was discovered when Guy Fawkes was found in the cellars under the Houses of Parliament with gunpowder. To celebrate, people make effigies of Guy Fawkes that are burned on bonfires, and sometimes cook chestnuts and potatoes in the fires. While originally a Protestant celebration, Bonfire Night is now enjoyed by everyone.

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    British people celebrate Bonfire Night on November 5th to commemorate the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and other Roman Catholics attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The plot was discovered when Guy Fawkes was found in the cellars under the Houses of Parliament with gunpowder. To celebrate, people make effigies of Guy Fawkes that are burned on bonfires, and sometimes cook chestnuts and potatoes in the fires. While originally a Protestant celebration, Bonfire Night is now enjoyed by everyone.

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    Bonfire Night Reading

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    British people celebrate Bonfire Night on November 5th to commemorate the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and other Roman Catholics attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The plot was discovered when Guy Fawkes was found in the cellars under the Houses of Parliament with gunpowder. To celebrate, people make effigies of Guy Fawkes that are burned on bonfires, and sometimes cook chestnuts and potatoes in the fires. While originally a Protestant celebration, Bonfire Night is now enjoyed by everyone.

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    PRUEBAS UNIVERSIDAD + 25 AÑOS

    Bonfire Night

    British people celebrate Bonfire Night every year on 5 November in memory of


    a famous event in British history, the Gunpowder Plot. On 5 November 1605 a group of
    Roman Catholics planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament while King James I was
    inside. On the evening before, one of them, Guy Fawkes, was caught in the cellars with
    gunpowder, and the plot was discovered. He and all the other conspirators were put to
    death. Bonfire Night is sometimes called Guy Fawkes Night.
    Originally, Bonfire Night was celebrated as a victory for Protestants over
    Catholics, but the festival is now enjoyed by everyone. Some children make a guy, a
    figure of a man made of old clothes stuffed with newspaper or straw to represent Guy
    Fawkes. The guy is then burned on top of a bonfire on Bonfire Night. Only adults are
    legally allowed to buy fireworks. Unfortunately, there are sometimes accidents
    involving fireworks and there are now restrictions on the type of fireworks that can be
    used by the general public.
    Some people hold private bonfire parties in their gardens, while others attend
    larger public events organized by local councils or charities. Chestnuts or potatoes are
    often put in the bonfire so that they will cook as it burns.

    QUESTIONS

    1 What do people celebrate on 5 November?

    2 Why did the plot fail?

    3 What do people do to celebrate Bonfire Night?

    4 What did Guy Fawkes want?

    5 What do people do with chestnuts and potatoes?

    6 Was Guy Fawkes a Roman Catholic or a Protestant?

    7 What happened to Guy Fawkes?

    8 Who is allowed to buy fireworks?

    9 Who celebrates Bonfire Night?

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