Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes Night) - B1 Cloze
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Every year on 5th November, people across the UK Bonfire Night, which is also called Guy Fawkes Night. On this night, the sky is full of colourful fireworks, and families and friends around large bonfires to keep warm.
The story behind the celebration goes back more than 400 years. In 1605, a small group of men to kill King James I by blowing up the Houses of Parliament in London. This plan is as the Gunpowder Plot. One of the men, Guy Fawkes, was 36 barrels of gunpowder in a room under the building. However, someone sent a secret letter about the plot. Guards searched the building on the night of 4th November and Fawkes before he could light the gunpowder.
When people heard that the king was , they lit bonfires in the streets to celebrate. Soon afterwards, the government made 5th November a special day, and the has continued ever since.
Today, many towns big firework displays. Some people still make a "guy", a of Guy Fawkes made from old clothes filled with paper, and burn it on top of the bonfire. Children love holding sparklers, and popular foods include baked potatoes, sausages and toffee apples.
There is even a rhyme that begins: "Remember, remember the fifth of November."
The story behind the celebration goes back more than 400 years. In 1605, a small group of men to kill King James I by blowing up the Houses of Parliament in London. This plan is as the Gunpowder Plot. One of the men, Guy Fawkes, was 36 barrels of gunpowder in a room under the building. However, someone sent a secret letter about the plot. Guards searched the building on the night of 4th November and Fawkes before he could light the gunpowder.
When people heard that the king was , they lit bonfires in the streets to celebrate. Soon afterwards, the government made 5th November a special day, and the has continued ever since.
Today, many towns big firework displays. Some people still make a "guy", a of Guy Fawkes made from old clothes filled with paper, and burn it on top of the bonfire. Children love holding sparklers, and popular foods include baked potatoes, sausages and toffee apples.
There is even a rhyme that begins: "Remember, remember the fifth of November."