Why do we gather every November 5 to watch spectacular, colorful firework displays fill the night sky with noise and light?
Across the UK, these annual celebrations commemorate the collapse of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, when Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators were thwarted in their attempt to destroy the Houses of Parliament.
To mark the occasion, families and local communities build massive bonfires in open fields, parks, and back gardens. It is a tradition for children to build a "guy", a life-sized effigy made from old clothes, newspapers, and tights – which is set atop the fire and burned.
Much has changed, it’s much better (and far safer) to attend properly organised Bonfire events nowadays.
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These nostalgic pictures capture everything from classic Guy Fawkes contests and neighbourhood bonfires in community parks to sweet treats like toffee apples and the popular modern ‘After Dark’ spectacles.
Spanning six decades, the collection highlights celebrations from the 1960s right up to recent years.
Can you see anyone you recognise?
21. Miss Dynamix
Sisters Laureen and Emma Lomas from Crookes with Miss Dynamix at the After Dark event at Don Valley Bowl, November 5, 2013
22. After Dark
After Dark at Don Valley Bowl........Cousins Lacey Hinsley and Joshua Brown, November 5, 2013
23. Little Goslings
Ethan and May Gosling enjoying Light up the Garden event for Bonfire Night at Sheffield's Botanical Gardens in 2018
24. Watching the colours
Jacob Lundy, aged four, at the After Dark Event at Don Valley Bowl, Sheffield in 2018