KABOOOM!

This is what Guy Fawkes Night is all about, right?

But where does the name come from and why do we let off fireworks on the 5th of November?

Because of an event over 400 years ago in England, and this ..er...guy...

Guy (Guido) Fawkes

On the 5 November 1605, Guy Fawkes, along with some other men, was found to have smuggled in 36 barrels of  gunpowder into the cellar of the British Parliament with the intent to blow it up.

Guy Fawkes Night on the 5th of November is a celebration of Guy Fawke's failure to succeed at this mission.

Because New Zealand is a former British Colony, this old tradition has persisted.

DID YOU KNOW...?

This mask that is sometimes seen at protests around social issues is the face of Guy Fawkes?

Find more information here: http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/the-gunpowder-plot-of-1605/

Remember remember

the 5th of November