Guy Fawkes Night, is celebrated annually on November 5 in the UK. It commemorates the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Catholic conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, attempted to blow up Parliament and kill King James I. The plot was foiled, and effigies of Fawkes are burned on bonfires. Festivities include fireworks, bonfires, and communal gatherings, symbolising the preservation of Protestant rule.