Tonight was bonfire night in Oxford. Each year South Park hosts the city's biggest bonfire preceded by fireworks and a small fair. Thousands of people gather to watch the spectacle. It is all in honor Guy Fox and his foiled plot to blow up the Parliament in London in 1605.
Trees silhouetted by the fireworks
An enormous pile of pallets ignited by fireworks
The sparks catch and the fire begins
Remember, remember the fifth of NovemberGunpowder, treason and plot.I see no reason, why gunpowder treasonShould ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, guy, t'was his intentTo blow up king and parliament.Three score barrels were laid belowTo prove old England's overthrow.By God's mercy he was catch'dWith a darkened lantern and burning match.
So, holler boys, holler boys, Let the bells ring.Holler boys, holler boys, God save the king.And what shall we do with him?Burn him!
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