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    1) Guy Fawkes Night originates from the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, where Guy Fawkes was caught guarding explosives intended to assassinate King James I. 2) It is now celebrated annually on November 5th in Britain with bonfires, fireworks, and masks of Guy Fawkes. 3) The masks have become an international symbol used in protests against politicians and financial institutions.

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    1) Guy Fawkes Night originates from the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, where Guy Fawkes was caught guarding explosives intended to assassinate King James I. 2) It is now celebrated annually on November 5th in Britain with bonfires, fireworks, and masks of Guy Fawkes. 3) The masks have become an international symbol used in protests against politicians and financial institutions.

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    Guy Fawkes Night

    (also known as Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night)

    Source: wikipedia

    Guy Fawkes Night, is a British celebration held on November the 5th every year. It
    originates from the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a failed conspiracy by a group of provincial
    English Catholics to assassinate the Protestant King James I of England and replace him
    with a Catholic head of state. In the immediate aftermath of the 5th of November
    arrest of Guy Fawkes, caught guarding a cache of explosives placed beneath the House
    of Lords. James's Council allowed the public to celebrate the king's survival with
    bonfires. This made 1605 the first year the plot's failure was celebrated.

    The following January, days before the surviving conspirators were executed Parliament
    passed the Observance of 5th November Act, commonly known as the "Thanksgiving
    Act". It was proposed by a Puritan Member of Parliament, Edward Montagu, who
    suggested that the king's apparent deliverance by divine intervention deserved some
    measure of official recognition, and kept the 5th of November free as a day of
    thanksgiving.

    On the 31st of January 1606, Fawkes and three others were taken from the Tower to the
    Old Palace Yard at Westminster, opposite the building they had attempted to destroy.
    His fellow plotters were then hanged and quartered (the penalty for treason) Although
    he was weakened by torture, Fawkes managed to jump from the gallows, breaking his
    neck in the fall and so avoiding the agony of the latter part of his execution.

    In the 1850s changing attitudes eventually resulted in the toning down of the
    celebration, and the Observance of 5th November Act was repealed in 1859. By the
    20th century Guy Fawkes Day had become an enjoyable social commemoration,
    although lacking much of its original focus. The present-day Guy Fawkes Night is usually
    celebrated at large organised events, centred on a bonfire and extravagant firework
    displays. 10 million people celebrate Guy Fawkes Night on November the 5 th every year.

    The use of Guy Fawkes masks, with moustache and pointed beard, has become
    widespread internationally among groups protesting against politicians, banks and
    financial institutions.

    Many of the world’s Guy Fawkes masks are made at a factory in São Gonçalo, Rio de
    Janeiro, where they make eight hundred per day.

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    1. Introduction: When do people usually use fireworks?

    2. Focus on vocabulary

    bonfire A large outdoor fire.


    fireworks Pyrotechnics that fly up into the air and explode, making bright colours in the sky.
    plot To plan secretly, usually something illegal.
    aftermath The consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
    cache A quantity of things that have been hidden, especially weapons.
    deliverance the process of being saved from danger
    To kill someone, especially as punishment for a serious crime, by dropping them
    hang
    with a rope tied around their neck.
    hanged and To be hanged (almost to the point of death), and then the insides removed (while
    quartered still alive), then beheaded and quartered (cut into four pieces).
    weaken To become less strong, powerful, or determined.
    gallows A wooden structure used, especially in the past, to hang criminals from
    latter The second of two people, things, or groups previously mentioned.
    tone down To make less strong or intense.
    repeal To state officially that a law no longer has legal authority and has ended
    lack To not have any or enough of something that you need or want

    3. Read for gist:


    What is being celebrated in the article?

    4. Read for detail:

    1. How did Guy Fawkes intend to kill the King?


    2. Who did Edward Montagu believe saved the King?
    3. Where was the cache placed?
    4. Where was Guy Fawkes executed?
    5. How did Guy Fawkes die?
    6. When did people stop officially celebrating Guy Fawkes Night?

    5. Discussion:
    Why do you think Guy Fawkes masks are used by protesters?

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