1. Guy Fawkes Night, November 5 – United Kingdom

What occasion is more worth celebrating than the day when a plot to blow up the parliament building failed? Every year on November 5, Brits celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire Night, to commemorate the day in 1605 when government forces uncovered the Gunpowder Plot and arrested Guy Fawkes, one of the plotters attempting to kill King James I. Nowadays, people gather around bonfires to celebrate and set off fireworks all over the country. Although November 5 has been and gone for this year, you can prepare yourself for the 2016 edition with our handy guide to Guy Fawkes Night.