Guy Fawkes Day. November 5th is Guy Fawkes Day in Britain. All over the country people build wood fires, or "bonfires" in their gardens. On top of each bonfire is a guy. That is a figure of Guy Fawkes. He was one of a band of conspirators who wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I and his ministers. However, the plot failed, Fawkes was caught on the 5th of November 1605. The conspirators were executed and Britain has celebrated Guy Fawkes night then. Before November 5th, children use their guys to make money. They stand in the street and shout "Penny for the guy". Then spend the money on fireworks.
In our time, May 9 in Russian output , and some other countries of the former Soviet Union still celebrate with us on this great day.The holiday was introduced in 1945, but since 1947 he has long been a working day , and began to celebrate again in 1965 , during this year, the holiday has become a holiday for the whole country . The collapse of the Soviet Union for a time made adjustments to the celebration of Victory Day - parades were not carried out for some time , and the splendor of the holiday has not had, but since 1995, all the traditions were revived again and met so far.In 1995, there were two parade - on Poklonnaya Hill and the Red Square in Moscow, since the tradition of parades was revived again. In this great festival traditionally meet veterans , laying flowers and wreaths at the monuments to soldiers killed in the war , and a mandatory attribute of the day - fireworks , passing almost all major metropolitan areas of the country. Moscow is hosting a concert broadcast on television. Дай
The collapse of the Soviet Union for a time made adjustments to the celebration of Victory Day - parades were not carried out for some time , and the splendor of the holiday has not had, but since 1995, all the traditions were revived again and met so far.In 1995, there were two parade - on Poklonnaya Hill and the Red Square in Moscow, since the tradition of parades was revived again.
In this great festival traditionally meet veterans , laying flowers and wreaths at the monuments to soldiers killed in the war , and a mandatory attribute of the day - fireworks , passing almost all major metropolitan areas of the country.
Moscow is hosting a concert broadcast on television. Дай