On November 5th people across the UK celebrate Bonfire Night.
The reason they do it is because it's the anniversary of an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament led by a man called Guy Fawkes.
It's called the Gunpowder Plot, and bonfires are lit to burn the "Guy" - a kind of dummy that represents Fawkes...
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Learn more here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/15351828
and here : http://www.historyonthenet.com/Stuarts/gunpowder_plot.htm
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and here : http://www.historyonthenet.com/Stuarts/gunpowder_plot.htm
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