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Provides a historical background of the holiday as well as information about how it is celebrated today.
http://www.billpetro.com/HolidayHistory/hol/guy.html
General overview of the celebrations and the ceremonial trappings of the event.
http://www.novareinna.com/festive/guy.html
Images and history of a bonfire night / Guy Fawkes day celebration, with images and information on the gunpowder plot, firework festivals, and displays.
http://www.fletchingbonfiresociety.co.uk
A musical version of the events with resources for teaching.
http://www.firstnight-cabaret.co.uk/remember/
A collection of sites, all with the same interest of celebrating Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfire Night.
http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=bonfiresocietyni;id=1;hub
Origins, customs and traditions of Bonfire Night.
http://www.geocities.com/traditions_uk/bonfire.html
Explanation of the use of the word "bonfire."
http://www.balaams-ass.com/journal/homemake/didknow2.htm
Short summary of the celebrations and a conversation forum.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A199488
Explains why the 5th November is a night for burning the Guy and watching fireworks.
http://englishculture.allinfoabout.com/features/guy-fawkes3.html
How bonfire night was celebrated in Somerset U.K.in 1889.
http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/xtracts/lhstgf01.html
A simple but interesting explanation of the events, with recipes and history of the Houses of Parliment, good for the younger ones.
http://www.lasalle.es/corrales/eso/webcal/guyfawkes/index.htm
An Englishman`s explanation of Bonfire Night to the outside world.
http://www.geocities.com/robainsley2/eikoku/10.html
The history and usage of the bonfire.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5567/firehist.html
How the 5th of November used to be celebrated in the East End area of London.
http://barryoneoff.co.uk/html/bonfire_night.html
A summary of the celebrations, and history from the Flak Magazine.
http://flakmag.com/misc/fawkes.html
Describes the damage that would have resulted had the plotters been successful. From Cronaca.
http://www.cronaca.com/archives/001662.html
How Guy Fawkes could have changed the face of London if his 1605 plot had not been foiled, experts say, from BBC News.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3240135.stm