Guy_Fawkes_Day

1、Guy Fawkes night/bonfire nightlHistory lPresent Gunpowder Plot After Queen Elizabeth I died in 1603, English Catholics who had been persecuted under her rule had hoped that her successor, James I, would be more tolerant of their religion. Unfortunately, James did not turn out to be more tolerant tha

2、n Elizabeth and a number of young men decided to blow up the Houses of Parliament to kill the King. To carry out their plan, the conspirators got hold of 36 barrels of gunpowder and stored them in a cellar, just under the House of Lords. But as the group worked on the plot, a warning letter reached

3、the King, and the Kings forces made plans to stop the conspirators. 盖伊福克斯Guy Fawkes (1570年4月13日1606年1月31日），天主教”阴谋组织“的成员，该”阴谋组织“企图实施火药阴谋。该“阴谋组织”计划刺杀詹姆士一世和英格兰议会上下两院的所有成员。为了完成刺杀，他们将在1605年议会开会期间炸掉上议院。盖伊福克斯主要负责后一阶段计划的执行。但是，在未完成任务时被发现。 盖伊福克斯在后来的审判中被处死。盖伊福克斯出生于约克郡一个皈依天主教的名门望族。他渴望冒险精神，对天主教狂热，因此在1593年他离开了新教统

4、治的英国。他参加了西班牙军队，前往荷兰作战。在那里他靠自己的勇气和沉着赢得了声誉。此时，“火药阴谋”的策划者罗伯特凯斯比（Robert Catesby），和他的同谋者认为他们需要一个懂得军事但又不为人了解的人来帮助他们。于是，他们派人到荷兰争取福克斯。在对于该计划的细节一无所知的情况下，福克斯在1604年4月回到英国并加入了“火药阴谋”，试图炸掉英国国会大厦，并杀掉正在其中进行国会开幕典礼（State Opening of Parliament）的英国国王詹姆士一世和他的家人及大部分的新教贵族的一次并未成功的计划。这次事件代表了又一次的以1603年的主要阴谋（Main Plot）和次要阴谋（B

5、ye Plot）为先例的一系列失败的弑君企图。凯斯比等人租了一个地窖，延伸到威斯敏斯特宫地下。他和福克斯在地窖里藏了36桶火药，用煤和木柴伪装起来。但是，计划泄密了，1605年11月4日晚，福克斯被捕。经过严刑拷打，熬刑不过，他供出来同伙的名字。1606年1月27日，他在国会大厦对面被处决，先绞死，而后砍头，剖腹，焚烧内脏，最后分尸。Tradition Preparations for Bonfire Night celebrations include making a dummy of Guy Fawkes, which is called the Guy. Some children e

6、ven keep up an old tradition of walking in the streets, carrying the Guy they have just made, and beg passersby for a penny for the Guy. The kids use the money to buy fireworks for the evening festivities. On the night itself, Guy is placed on top of the bonfire, which is then set alight; and firewo

7、rks displays fill the sky. 盖伊福克斯之夜 （或篝火节之夜，Guy Fawkes Night），这是英国的传统节日，时间为每年的11月5日。它是为纪念“火药的阴谋”这个历史事件天主教反叛分子密谋炸毁位于伦敦威斯敏斯特的英国国会大厦，但是密谋泄露了，一个卫兵发现了盖伊福克斯，在严刑拷打下盖伊福克斯招供了一切。今天，孩子们都非常喜欢这个节日。他们自己制作“盖伊”用旧衣服填充做成的假人，再把它放到篝火上焚烧。最后，当绚丽的焰火燃放起来时，代表多年前的那场爆炸根本没有发生过。The nursery rhyme Remember, remember the fifth of N

8、ovember, Gunpowder treason and plot. We see no reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes, guy, itwas his intent To blow up king and parliament. Three score barrels were laid below To prove old Englands overthroHistory Before the festival Catholics ruled peoples thought and the c

9、hurch ruled the Catholics The church overpowered the kingThe Reformation -king became the most powerful -Protestant15411529Disagreement between Catholics and Protestants still remainedHistory the gunpowder plotKing James I-protestantNovember 5th 1605, under the Houses of ParliamentCatholic conspiratorGuido Fawkes, also an expert in gunpowderRemember remember,The Fifth of November,Twas Gunpowder Treason Day,I let off my gun,And madeem all run.And Stole all their Bonfire away.History after the