On top of each bonfire is a guy. That’s a figure of Guy Fawkes.
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Guy Fawkes was man who tried to kill King James I. He and a group called the “conspirators” put a bomb under the Houses of Parliament in London. The soldiers found the bomb and Guy Fawkes too. They took him to the Tower of London and cut off his head.
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Children use their guys to make money. They stand in the street and shout : “Penny for the guy” And they spend the money for the fireworks.
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