Fill in the Blanks Guy Fawkes NightOnline version Fill the blanks by Montse Roquet 1 commemoration present plotters colonies threaten firework arrested effigies attempt thanksgiving events enjoyable onset customs Guy Fawkes Night , also known as Guy Fawkes Day , Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night , is an annual observed on 5 November , primarily in the United Kingdom . Its history begins with the of 5 November 1605 , when Guy Fawkes , a member of the Gunpowder Plot , was while guarding explosives the had placed beneath the House of Lords . Celebrating the fact that King James I had survived the on his life , people lit bonfires around London ; and months later , the introduction of the Observance of 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of for the plot's failure . Towards the end of the 18th century reports appear of children begging for money with of Guy Fawkes and 5 November gradually became known as Guy Fawkes Day . By the 20th century Guy Fawkes Day had become an social commemoration , although lacking much of its original focus . The - day Guy Fawkes Night is usually celebrated at large organised events , centred on a bonfire and extravagant displays . Settlers exported Guy Fawkes Night to overseas , including some in North America , where it was known as Pope Day . Those festivities died out with the of the American Revolution . Claims that Guy Fawkes Night was a Protestant replacement for older like Samhain are disputed , although another old celebration , Halloween , has lately increased in popularity in England , and according to some writers , may the continued observance of 5 November .
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