I arrived in the UK in the autumn of October. The weather is getting cold, the leaves are changing colour, the wind is getting stronger and the day is getting dark earlier.
Sleeping on the unfamiliar bed of the hotel, I can hear the sounds of 'pong… pong… pong…' in the middle of quiet nights of October. Apparently there are fireworks display, now and then the sky is brightened by the colourful fireworks.
The biggest firework display will be on the 5th of November. It is Bonfire Night (also known as Guy Fawke's Night). Bonfire Night is celebrated across the UK. The date marks the failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament by Guy Fawkes along with a group of co-conspirators in London in 1605.
The intention was to kill King James I and wipe out everyone in government. The group were Catholic extremists who wanted to return England to the Catholic faith. The conspiracy was intercepted and they were executed for the attempt.
Nowadays on Bonfire Night people organise their own parties or attend fireworks displays. They stand around the bonfire, set off fireworks and eat lots of nice warming Bonfire Night foods, like sausages and jacket potatoes.
The Britons celebrate Bonfire Night sort of in the memorial of admiring the cheek of Guy Fawkes, trying to blow up Parliament, rather than celebrating the fact that his plot failed and he was caught!
