It was illegal not to celebrate Bonfire Night until 1959 Guy Fawke's Night Facts
Celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
To mark the day, here are 3 interesting facts about Guy Fawke's Night.
There is a Guy Fawkes Island in the Galapagos Islands beside Ecuador Guy Fawke's Night Facts
A traditional food to eat on Bonfire night is Parkin Cake - a cake-cum-flapjack dessert made with oatmeal treacle , syrup and ginger Guy Fawke's Night Facts
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