Since then, the British traditionally celebrate this day.
Children make a dummy, made of straw and old clothes. Then they parade this around streets and ask passers- by for a penny for the guy, this is often twenty, fifty pence or as much as a pound. On the night itself, there are ,,bonfire parties" throughout the country, at which the ,,guy" is burnt. Some people cook sausages on sticks at the fire. Throughout the evening, there are many fireworks set off..

Christmas
Christmas - people start to get ready for Christmas in late October or early November. Shop - keepers decorate their shops with lights, trees and other decorations. In the middle of December, most families buy Christmas trees, put them inside the house, and put colourful decorations on them.
The Christmas holiday begins on 24 December: Christmas Eve. People often stop work early and have a drink together and children leave a stocking for Santa Claus when go to bed. Santa Claus brings present for children during the night. In Britain he is usually called Father Christmas. If the house has a fireplace, the children sometimes leave their stockings by the fire because Santa Claus comes down the chimney.

Christmas Day 25 December is a holiday. Children usually wake up very early. They look in their stockings to see what Santa put there for them. After breakfast they open their other presents around the tree.
Christmas dinner is in the afternoon and the biggest meal of the day. Before they start to eat, people pull crackers. The crackers make a loud noise, and have a 'small game and paper- party hat inside. Dinner is usually turkey with lots of winter vegetables and then hot mince pies or a Christmas pudding. At three o'clock many people in Britain turn their televisions on because the Queen says' Happy Christmas' to everyone.

Boxing Day 26 December is also a holiday in Britain, but many shops now open on this day. In the nineteenth century, rich people gave boxes to their workers with Christmas presents inside. Now it is another day for eating, drinking and watching television at home, or going out to watch some sport.