Guy Fawkes, a professional soldier, was discovered guarding a huge amount of gunpowder, arrested, convicted and sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered. And so was Father Henry Garnet, the head of the Jesuit order in England. The Puritans took advantage of this event to denigrate Roman Catholics, especially the Jesuits and the Pope, and still nowadays this day is celebrated.
Related with this event we can find songs like this one. Enjoy it!
Don't you Remember,
The Fifth of November,
'Twas Gunpowder Treason Day,
I let off my gun,
And made'em all run.
And Stole all their Bonfire away. (1742)
It's a part of their culture!
ReplyDeleteOf course, I'm not saying it's not or that it shouldn't be celebrated. I think it was a good idea to relate this festivity with the Popish Plot or the Puritan spirit that we are studying in class.
ReplyDeletejust a shame it didn't blow the lot up.
ReplyDeleteAnd a children's song of culture & solidarity...
Build a bonfire, build a bonfire
Put the teachers on the top
Put (head teachers name) in the middle
And burn the bloody lot