焰火象征着瑰丽、祥和，它变化多端，有声有色。有时万紫千红，有时银光闪闪，为庆祝节日的人们带来了无数美丽的色彩。在英国，每年的11月5日夜晚都是一个分外热闹的节日。夜空中，烟花飞舞;大地上，篝火熊熊。原来，这是英国人在欢度“盖伊福克斯之夜”（Guy Fawkes Night）。

　　


“盖伊福克斯之夜”又称“篝火之夜”（Bonfire Night）或“焰火之夜”（Fireworks Night），在英国已有400多年的历史。人们最初庆祝这一节日是为了维护对宗教和国家的忠诚，它是一个政治性节日。“请记住11月5日，炸药、背叛、阴谋。”（Remember, remember the fifth of November, Gunpowder treason and plot.）这首歌谣使人们想起“盖伊福克斯之夜”的起源。1605年，罗马天主教徒盖伊福克斯（Guy Fawkes）及其同伙因为不满国王詹姆士一世的新教徒政策，企图炸死国王，并炸毁议会大厦。他们成功地将36桶黑火药运进了议会大厦的地窖，准备在11月5日采取行动。然而，这个“黑火药阴谋”（Gunpowder Plot）被揭发，国王和大臣幸免于难，盖伊及其同党被以叛国罪处死。当晚，受到惊吓的人们点燃篝火，感谢上帝保佑自己的国王。此后，英国就形成了庆祝“篝火之夜”的传统。

　　在英国，孩子们都非常喜欢这个节日。他们会自己制作奇丑无比的“盖伊”（the Guy）——一个用旧衣服和木头做成的模拟像(effigy / dummy)，然后唱起歌谣，举着它到镇上或是村庄的街道上，向行人索要“给盖伊的便士”（a penny for the Guy），讨到零钱后买爆竹。夜晚，人们点燃篝火，将盖伊像抛入火中。除此之外，焰火表演（firework display）也是当晚必不可少的活动。

　　在篝火之夜，人们还会准备丰盛的美食，称为“篝火之夜食谱”（Bonfire Night Recipes）。太妃糖（Bonfire Toffee）、太妃糖苹果（Bonfire Toffee Apple）、带皮烤土豆（jacket potato）、加香料的热葡萄酒（mulled wine）等都是人们的最爱。

　　火在人类文化习俗中曾获得超自然的、神秘的力量，篝火节的习俗正是这种现象的生动体现。篝火节在欧洲可以追溯到远古时期，据说它源自凯尔特人（Celtic）的习俗，那时人们用燃烧动物骨头的方式来吓跑恶鬼。因此“bonfire”一词最初是由“bone”和“fire”组合而成的。

　　在辽阔的欧洲大陆，几乎每个地方都曾有过篝火节的习俗，而且每个地方的篝火节形式上也大体相同。当然，其具体意义则因各处的历史与宗教背景而有所不同。在英国，篝火节总是与“盖伊福克斯之夜”联系在一起;而在北爱尔兰，篝火节则被用来纪念发生于1690年的波恩战役（the Battle of the Boyne）;在比利时、法国北部和德国的许多地方产生过四旬斋(Lent)篝火节;在德国的有些地方，由于受天主教的影响，出现过复活节(Easter)的篝火节;在苏格兰中部高地出现过贝尔坦篝火节(Beltane Bonfire);从西部爱尔兰到东部俄罗斯，从北边的挪威、瑞典到南部的希腊，西班牙等地出现过仲夏节(Midsummer Festival)篝火节。可以说，篝火节曾经把篝火燃遍欧洲，是一种极具魅力的文化节日。

Magnificent fireworks as a symbol of peace, and that it is very dynamic and impressive. Full sometimes, and sometimes shiny silver, to celebrate the festival has brought countless people and beautiful colors. In the UK, every year the night of Nov. 5 is a particularly busy day. In the night sky, fireworks and dancing; the earth, the raging fire. It turned out that it is in the British celebrate "Guy Fawkes Night"

"Guy Fawkes Night," also known as the "bonfire night or" Fireworks Night "in the United Kingdom has more than 400 years of history. The first people to celebrate this festival is to safeguard the country's religious and loyalty, it is a political Festival. "Keep in mind that on November 5, explosives, betrayal, conspiracy. "It's the first songs to make people think of" Guy Fawkes Night, "the origin.In 1605, the Roman Catholic Guy Fawkes and his associates because of dissatisfaction with the Protestant King James I of the policy in an attempt to killing King and blow up the parliament building. They succeeded in 36 barrels of gunpowder and into the cellar of the parliament building in preparation for the Nov. 5 to take action. However, the "black gunpowder plot" was revealed,King and Secretary of State survived, Guy and his treason to be put to death. In the evening, people were scared of the fire ignited, thank God bless their king. Since then, the United Kingdom on the celebration of formed a "bonfire night" tradition.In Britain, children are very like the festival. They will produce their own Qichou unparalleled, "Guy" with an old clothes made of wood and the like then Simulation sang songs and held it to the town or village streets, pedestrians to ask for "a penny for the Guy"To discuss the change after buying firecrackers. At night, people light the bonfire, like Guy into the fire. In addition, the fireworks show is also essential for the evening's activities.

Bonfire in the night, people will be prepared to rich food, known as the Bonfire Night Recipes,Bonfire Toffee,Bonfire Toffee Apple,jacket potato,mulled wine there are a favorite.

Fire in human cultural practices had access to the supernatural, the mysterious force, the customs section of the fire is a vivid manifestation of this phenomenon. Fire festival in Europe can be traced back to ancient times, it is said to be derived from the Celtic (Celtic) customs, when people burning animal bones approach to scare away evil. Therefore "bonfire" was the word from the "bone" and "fire" a combination of.

In the vast continental Europe, where almost every section of the fire had been the custom, and each of the local section of the fire has substantially the same form. Of course, the specific significance because of various historical and religious backgrounds vary. In Britain, the fire festival is always with the "Guy Fawkes Night" link; in Northern Ireland, the bonfire was used to mark the festival took place in 1690 the Battle of the Boyne.In Belgium, northern France and Germany have been in many parts lent ( section of the fire; in Germany in some areas, due to the impact of the Catholic Church, there were Easter section of the fire;In the Central Highlands of Scotland Bertin fire occurred in the western section from Ireland to the eastern part of Russia, from the north side of Norway, Sweden to the south of Greece, Spain and other places there were fire Midsummer festival. It can be said that the fire festival have spread the fire to Europe, is an attractive cultural festivals.