Guy Fawkes Mask facts for kids
The Guy Fawkes mask is a stylised depiction of Guy Fawkes, the best-known member of the Gunpowder Plot. The plot was an attempt to blow up the House of Lords in London on the 5th of November 1605, in order to restore a Catholic head of state. The use of a mask on an effigy has long roots as part of Guy Fawkes Night celebrations.
A stylised portrayal of a face with an oversized smile and red cheeks, a wide moustache upturned at both ends, and a thin vertical pointed beard, designed by illustrator David Lloyd, came to represent broader protest after it was used as a major plot element in V for Vendetta, published in 1982, and its 2005 film adaptation. After appearing in Internet forums, the mask became a well-known symbol for the online hacktivist group Anonymous, used in Project Chanology, the Occupy movement, and other anti-government and anti-establishment protests around the world.
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A protester in a Guy Fawkes mask.
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Guy Fawkes mask at the Odeon Leicester Square in London during the 2006 screening of V for Vendetta
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Members of the group Anonymous wear Guy Fawkes masks at a protest against the Church of Scientology. London, 2008.
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A protester in a Guy Fawkes mask during the Million Mask March. Washington, D.C., 2015.
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In Spanish: Máscara de Guy Fawkes para niños
