I feel like a complete and total failure for entirely skipping yesterday's festivities. It crossed my mind the day prior. Please forgive me, V, for you cross my mind quite often.
It's crazy how few people actually know the story and why it's celebrated.
Guy Fawkes was a Catholic terrorist that tried to blow up parliament to bring in a Catholic dictatorship.
The reason they celebrate is because he failed, they are celebrating his death. That's what the firecracker night is actually about.