Thursday, November 5, 2009

Happy Guy Fawkes Day

Today is the 5th of November, A holiday in Great Britain. It is celebrated as remembrance holiday in which the king and the parliament was saved from being blown up. Guy Fawkes was the guy who was going to blow up the parliament building but was caught right before it happened. It is celebrated though the country with fireworks and bonfires. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night for more information

2 comments:

  1. That is quite an interesting holiday! I like hearing about how different places in the world have different holidays. They are always a nice excus for school to be cancelled or what not.. :)

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  2. That is interesting I have never heard of that.

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