Gunpowder Day – November 5, 2022, history, significance Gunpowder Day, also known as Guy Fawkes Night, is observed on November 5 each year to commemorate the failure of the Gunpowder plot of 1605. Observed primarily in the United Kingdom through bonfires and fireworks, the event finds its roots in the country’s long history of religious turmoil between the Catholic and Protestant forms of Christianity. What transpired in 1605 was a plot by several conspirators to assassinate King James I during his visit to the British Parliament due to the persecution…
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