ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

English festivals

English festivals are like big parties where people come together to celebrate different things. They happen all throughout the year and each one has its own special reason for celebrating.

For example, some festivals are all about music. People come to listen to their favorite bands and sing and dance along to the songs. Other festivals celebrate things like food, drink, or traditional holidays.

One really popular festival in England is called Glastonbury. This festival is all about music and it's held in a big field. People come from all over the country to hear their favorite musicians play and to hang out with their friends.

Another festival that's popular in England is called Bonfire Night. This festival happens in November and people light big bonfires and set off fireworks to celebrate the fact that someone named Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the houses of Parliament a long, long time ago.

So, festivals in England are kind of like these big parties where everyone gets together to have fun and celebrate different things they love.