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Guy Fawkes Day

National Holidays of Britain
Guy Fawkes Day
On the night of November 4-5, 1605, London authorities uncovered the Gunpowder Plot, which implicated Guy Fawkes and four coconspirators. Fawkes was tortured on the rack before being tried for high treason in January 1606. He was found guilty and sentenced to execution by hanging, drawing, and quartering, but his neck was broken after he jumped or fell

National Holidays of Britain

Guy Fawkes Day
On the night of November 4-5, 1605, London authorities uncovered the Gunpowder Plot, which implicated Guy Fawkes and four coconspirators. Fawkes was tortured on the rack before being tried for high treason in January 1606. He was found guilty and sentenced to execution by hanging, drawing, and quartering, but his neck was broken after he jumped or fell from the gallows ladder, thus evading the full punishment
Guy Fawkes Day is not a public holiday. Businesses have normal opening hours. A firework display to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night.
Many people light bonfires and set off fireworks. As it is the end of autumn, it is the ideal opportunity to burn garden rubbish. Some light small bonfires in their own gardens, while other light larger ones in a communal space. In some towns and cities, the municipality organizes a bonfire and professional firework display in a park. These tend to be very popular.

День Гая Фокса
История этого английского праздника началась 5 ноября 1605 года, когда знаменитый заговорщик Гай Фокс и группа английских католиков - аристократов безуспешно пытались взорвать здание Палаты городов, где проходила тронная речь протестантского короля Якова I перед двумя палатами Парламента. Обрадованные неудачей Порохового заговора (как покушение окрестили в народе) лондонцы всю ночь ликовали и жгли костры. Традиция отмечать этот день огнем сохранилась и обросла новыми обычаями: сжигать чучело Гая Фокса и запускать фейерверки.
Более 400 лет в Великобритании отмечают праздник, история которого весьма печальна. Ночь Гая Фокса считается одной из самых шумных в стране.