Modern day Bonfire Night is pretty much like the 4th of July, we set off fireworks! Why? Because fireworks contain gunpowder. If you ever go to a [good] bonfire night party in the UK, you will see a spectacular fireworks display. Before the fireworks display, it is customary to light the bonfire. The bonfires are huge and keep you warm in the chilly autumn air from a distance. Before the lighting of the bonfire, a “Guy” (meaning Guy Fawkes) is made out of paper, tights (pantyhose), old clothes, etc. and moulded into the shape of a man and placed on top of the fire. You then watch as the fire takes hold and Guy Fawkes burns. Sounds a little crazy now but it’s all done in good humour and charity too. “Penny for the Guy?”