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One festival perculiar to Britain is Guy Fawkes Day which is celebrated every year on 5th November. The festival commemorates the foiled 'gunpoweder plot' which was designed to overthrow the English government. Guy Fawkes was the leader of the band which hatched the plot. The plot was to kill James I - then King of England - and blow up the houses of parliament. In the end, the group were caught before the bomb could be detinated, and so the plot failed.The festival since then has been a celebration of what England was and what it has been since the event had occurred so many centuries ago.

The history behind Guy Fawkes Day

A film was made of the plot called 'V For Vendetta'. The film caught the essence of the plot and centred on some of the leading characters in the plot. Since the plot was deigned to be treason, the punishment was death. A visionary, Guy Fawkes inspired a group of people to commit the crime, and despite being killed is still held to be something of an inspiational figure.The plot itself is remembered by its day, the 5th of November, the starting lines of the “Remember, Remember the 5th of November…” poem.

The Custom of Guy Fawkes Day

The celebration for this event generally occurs in the form of fireworks and festivities.There are huge bonfires that take pride of place in the activities on this particular day.Apart from being celebrated in the British mainland, the festival has its followers in older British colonies of Canada, South Africa and also Australia where until the late 1970’s the festival was celebrated with much fanfare.

Some towns of Antigua and Barbuda that used to take part in the festivities do not do so any more due to the fireworks ban.In Canada, the festival has a lot of following especially in the British occupied areas of Newfoundland and Labrador. The night is often abuzz with the smell of fire and smoke at night. The English of course put on the biggest celebrations.People come out on to the streets and celebrate the victory of the Government. Despite the event occuring over 400 years ago, the event is still celebrated today.

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