Celebrating Guy Fawkes Day!

I learn all kinds of things living in Zambia. Just the other day, I learned a little about British history. This man named Guy Fawkes had a conspiracy to assassinate King James in the early 1600s. The conspirators planned to kill the king and his government by blowing up the Parliament House with gunpowder. The conspiracy was found out and Guy was tortured and hanged. Now, many many years later, the British celebrate the success of finding out the conspiracy by burning a bonfire with "Guy Fawkes" sitting on top. They also shoot fireworks to further show that they blew up his plan before he was able to blow up Parliament.

Each year, Zambia celebrates Guy Fawkes day. It was quite the experience! Here are some pictures for you to be a part of!

So much fun!!

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