Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain, although also observed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa amongst others within the Commonwealth of Nations. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Celebrating the fact that King James I had survived the attempt on his life, people lit bonfires around London, and months later the introduction of the Observance of 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot's failure.
Val says with all our animals who, after the hunters' shots, show how frightened they are by the noise, I am not keen on fireworks round about. The donkeys particularly get themselves in a state.
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