My (non uk) friend ask me a simple question.. Is the 5th November a celebration of Guy Fawlkes getting captured or a celebration of him trying to get rid of the government
I thought everyone/ most UK people would know the real answer and after asking around it appears it's not clear cut.
Anecdotically (asking about 8 people from the UK) 5 people thought bonfire day was celebrated for Guy Fawlkes being captured. (ie killed for trying to burn down parliament) but a few (3) of the 5 people I asked where mostly guessing and was not really sure.
I thought everyone/ most UK people would know the real answer and after asking around it appears it's not clear cut.
Anecdotically (asking about 8 people from the UK) 5 people thought bonfire day was celebrated for Guy Fawlkes being captured. (ie killed for trying to burn down parliament) but a few (3) of the 5 people I asked where mostly guessing and was not really sure.