Apart from Halloween there exist some other less famous celebrations in England like this of Guy Fawkes. See if you can learn the basics of his story. Read this text and complete it with the words provided.
fireworks kill, gunpowder, Parliament, bonfires, plot, conspirator, 5th November, "guys"
Guy Fawkes day is on 1)__________( date). He was a Catholic 2)____________ in a Protestant country . In 1605 he tried to blow up the Houses of 3)___________ with some
4)____________ because he wanted to 5)______king James I and restore Catholicism . This day it takes place the anniversary of the gunpowder 6)______.
How do people celebrate?: throughout England, towns and villages they light very big 7) ________, display magnificent 8) f_________ and burn 9) g_______ to celebrate the fact that the attack on the Parliament and James I in 1605 was not successful.
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