/kloc-Queen Elizabeth died in 0/603, which was good news for Roman Catholics. They hoped that the new king James I would tolerate their beliefs, but their hopes soon fell through. A group of young Catholics decided to root out the king and parliamentary dignitaries. The name of the leader is Robert? RobrrtCatesby, who proposed a plan to blow up Parliament. But none of these people can use gunpowder to blast. Fortunately, they soon found Guido? GuidoFawkes, later known as Guy, is a veteran, brave and proficient in gunpowder technology. 1605 1 1 From the evening of the 4th to the early morning of the 5th of the month, GuyFawkes got 36 oak barrels filled with gunpowder into the Parliament Building, and lay low until dawn. But he was soon captured by the king's guards. Overnight, Guy's explosion shocked the whole of Britain. The king ordered Guy to be executed and hung his head on Tower Bridge in London. Those participants were also arrested one after another and executed to warn the rebels.
1605 1 1 5th of the month, frightened people lit bonfires and thanked God for blessing their king. Later, in addition to lighting bonfires, fireworks and firecrackers were added to the content of the festival. Before the fireworks night, people made Gay's paper figures, and the children held it and asked passers-by for change to buy firecrackers along the street. Of course, Gay's ultimate fate was the ashes in the bonfire.
This year is the 400th birthday of the Fireworks Festival, and London began to promote it very early. ITV (Independent Television Station) in Britain spent1000000 pounds (about13.53 million RMB). According to the ratio of1:1,the parliament building of that year was recreated in the suburb far from the city. 1 1 month 1 day night, with the same weight of explosives prepared by Guy, the explosion scene was demonstrated on the spot. The report said that Guy's 36 barrels of explosives were enough to blow up the building 20 times.
When I first arrived in London and caught up with the weekend, I made an appointment with my friends to go downtown to explore the fireworks festival. We stood in Trafalgar Square waiting for the holiday night. But we didn't see the gorgeous fireworks, only the sound of firecrackers coming from some parks around us and the fireworks scattered in the night sky. I asked my English friend next to me, and he said that there are no fireworks in this festival, and it costs a lot of money to put them on ...
Sitting on the subway back to the city, I can't help but think that if Guy was really successful, just like a fire in Xiang Yu, then this parliament building, which symbolizes London and represents Britain, may become the second Epang Palace, just a ruins.
Fireworks night is a memorable festival, which makes us not only cherish today, but also remember yesterday.