Knowledge: guy fawkes day
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- Kidproj: Guy Fawkes Night
http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/mcc0422.html - A student from England provides a brief overview of the holiday.
- History of Guy Fawkes
http://www.billpetro.com/HolidayHistory/hol/guy.html - Provides a historical background of the holiday as well as information about how it is celebrated today.
- Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night
http://www.bonfirenight.net/ - Explains why English people like to gather round bonfires once a year to burn effigies and watch fireworks.
- Guy Fawkes Night
http://www.novareinna.com/festive/guy.html - General overview of the celebrations and the ceremonial trappings of the event.
- Web Ring : Bonfire Society Night Celebrations
http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=bonfiresocietyni;id=1;hub - A collection of sites, all with the same interest of celebrating Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfire Night.
- Guy Fawkes' Night
http://www.geocities.com/traditions_uk/bonfire.html - Origins, customs and traditions of Bonfire Night.
- Did You Know? Bonfires
http://www.balaams-ass.com/journal/homemake/didknow2.htm - Explanation of the use of the word "bonfire."
- Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A199488 - Short summary of the celebrations and a conversation forum.
- Guy Fawkes Festivals
http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/xtracts/lhstgf01.html - How bonfire night was celebrated in Somerset U.K.in 1889.
- Guy Fawkes Night
http://www.lasalle.es/corrales/eso/webcal/guyfawkes/index.htm - A simple but interesting explanation of the events, with recipes and history of the Houses of Parliment, good for the younger ones.
- Fireworks Night
http://www.geocities.com/robainsley2/eikoku/10.html - An Englishman`s explanation of Bonfire Night to the outside world.
- Bonfires
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5567/firehist.html - The history and usage of the bonfire.
- Bonfire Night
http://barryoneoff.co.uk/html/bonfire_night.html - How the 5th of November used to be celebrated in the East End area of London.
- Treason
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/treason/whatif.html - History of the Gunpowder Plot from Channel 4 in London, England. Features an interview with Ronald Hutton, professor of history at the University of Bristol.
- Bonfire Night, 11.05.03
http://flakmag.com/misc/fawkes.html - A summary of the celebrations, and history from the Flak Magazine.
- Gunpowder Plot No Flash in the Pan
http://www.cronaca.com/archives/001662.html - Describes the damage that would have resulted had the plotters been successful. From Cronaca.
- Guy Fawkes Plot was Devastating
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3240135.stm - How Guy Fawkes could have changed the face of London if his 1605 plot had not been foiled, experts say, from BBC News.
- The History of the Gunpowder Plot and Guy Fawkes
http://www.edenbridgetown.com/bonfire_night/bonfire_society/history1.shtml - Presents a short history of the Plot and plotters, along with a detailed look at how Guy Fawkes Day has been celebrated over the years.
- Guy Fawkes Celebration
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577067/Fawkes_Guy.html - A brief outline of the events from Microsoft Encarta.
- Remember Remember
http://www.remember-remember.com/ - A musical version of the events with resources for teaching.
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