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Britons commemorate Guy Fawkes Day

Many people light bonfires and set off fireworks in commemoration of Guy Fawkes.
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Sunday is Guy Fawkes Day and to commemorate it an effigy of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been burnt at an annual bonfire event in Britain.

This days marks the anniversary of the discovery of a plot organized by Catholic conspirators to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605. Many people light bonfires and set off fireworks in commemoration.

Every year Britons burn a model of Guy Fawes alongside an effigy of a celebrity who is making headlines at the time.

In the past effigies of Donald Trump and former FIFA president Sepp Blatter have gone up in smoke.

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