On the 5th of November Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated mainly in Britain. With this festivity, the British remember that King James I survived an assassination attempt. A group of people wanted to blow up the parliament and the main guardian of the gunpowder, called Guy Fawkes, was arrested. In order to remember this day, people build large bonfires, light fireworks and burn figures of Guy Fawkes.
Today, I would like to share with you this video that I found on Youtube in which the story of Guy Fawkes is explained in a very simple way. We can explain the story of Guy Fawkes to our students using this video.
English teachers usually teach the same festivals in class such as Halloween, Christmas and Easter, but I think that is very important to introduce other less commonly heard of festivals like this one.
What's your opinion on this subject? Which festivals do you typically teach? Do you often teach other less known festivals? If so, what other festivals do you include in your lessons?
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