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1^st Nov

All Saint Day. Christian Day for honouring of saints, known and unknown.

5^th Nov

Guy Fawkes Night (Bonfire Night). 400^th anniversary of the Gun Powder Plot was in 2005.

8^th Nov

Remembrance Sunday. The Queen, the Prime Minister and other dignitaries lay wreaths and observe a minute’s silence (at 11am) at the Cenotaph to commemorate those who gave their lives for their country in both world wars. Afterwards, the Bishop of London takes a short service of remembrance.

14^th Nov

The Prince of Wales’s birthday: gun salute. Hide Park London.

26^thNov

America celebrates Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November.

Thanksgiving Day

America celebrates Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. It is the harvest festival that dates back to 1621, the year after Pilgrims from England arrived in Massachusetts.

Who were the Pilgrims?

The Pilgrims were the first settlers of America. They sailed away from England in September 1620, on a small ship called the Mayflower, in the hope of finding a new home where they could live in peace and freely practice their faith. It took them 66 days to reach America from England.

The first Thanksgiving

Only half of the 110 Pilgrims who left England in 1620 survived that first year. Many died during the first winter. The survivors turned for help to neighbouring Indians, who taught them how to plant corn and other crops. The next Autumn harvest was plentiful and inspired the Pilgrims to give thanks by holding a three day feast.

Thanksgiving became an official national holiday 200 years later, when in 1863 President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November a national day of thanksgiving.

In 1941 the US Congress passed a law officially establishing the celebration of Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November.

Bonfire Night in England

Bonfire Night is celebrated all over the UK. Every year on the 5^th November, the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes is remembered.

Why do they have Guys and Fireworks on Bonfire Night?

The Guy (effigy) is made out of old clothes stuffed with paper or straw. The Guy is a reminder of Guy Fawkes.

The fireworks are a reminder of the gunpowder Guy Fawkes hid in the cellar of the Parliament.

Traditional Bonfire Night Food

As well as burning effigy of Guy Fawkes, the bonfires are used to cook potatoes wrapped in foil and to heat up soup for the crowds that come to watch the fireworks. The traditional cake eaten on Bonfire Night is Parkin cake, a sticky cake, containing a mix oatmeal, ginger, treacle and syrup. Other food include

sausages cooked over the flames and marshmallows toasted in the fire.

In main town and cities, torch-lit processions are also popular on this night too. The procession leads to where the bonfire and firework displays are.