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Bonfire night in numbers

About 20 million people are estimated to attend either a private or public firework display over the November period, according to the British Pyrotechnists Association
About 20 million people are estimated to attend either a private or public firework display over the November period, according to the British Pyrotechnists Association Photograph: Alamy

The 5 November 2014 marks the 409th anniversary of the Guy Fawkes gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605.

About 20 million people are estimated to attend either a private or public firework display over the November period, according to the British Pyrotechnists Association, while approximately £40m – split equally on consumer items and professional displays - was spent on fireworks in the UK in 2013.

From the largest firework display in the world to the tallest bonfire, here is your visual guide to bonfire night.

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