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Vocabulary – 語彙
Guy Fawkes
5th November
Fireworks
Bonfire
Anonymous masks
Parliament
Gunpowder plot
Treason
Video
Example Sentences -例文
On the 5th November in England there are fireworks and bonfires to remember the gunpowder plot of 1605.
This was when Guy Fawkes (the face of the anonymous masks) tried to blow up the British government in the parliament buildings of Westminster.
He was a catholic, and wanted to kill the protest king (James 1) his plan was to put lots of explosives in the basement and then blow it up when everyone was inside. However, he was caught and killed for treason.
Because the plan failed, and the king survived, people started lighting bonfires to celebrate. This then became a law that every year we had to remember this as a day of “thanksgiving” and this is still celebrated today.
It is celebrating the failure and the fact that it didn’t blow up, some people get confused and wrongly think we are celebrating that Guy tried to do this.
However, on this night in England you will see still fireworks and bonfires and it is generally a fun night for everyone.
Questions -質問
- Do you like fireworks?
- Have you heard about guy Fawkes?
- Have you seen the guy Fawkes masks before?
- Do you light bonfires in Japan? (At any point in the year)
Example Answers – 回答例
- Yes, I love fireworks. They are so beautiful
- I have, I was taught about him at school
- I have seen the masks, people always wear them at Halloween and I think they were in a movie?
- I don’t know the answer to this, I think Japan has bonfires, maybe in the summer?
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