Guy Fawkes Masks
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Guy Fawkes was one of a cell of terrorists who tried to blow up the British Parliament as it was opened by James I on 5th November 1605. All the group were either arrested and executed, or died in battles with James' soldiers; a couple actually blew themselves up by trying to dry out wet gunpowder in front of an open fire. Because of that incident masks of his face have ever since been used as a symbol by the establishment as failure (with his very name 'Guy' meaning an insult), and as a symbol for revolution by activists (much more recent).
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Acquiring Masks
Masks can be purchased online, either through eBay or below, but expect to pay a premium.
- Forbidden Planet sold them for £4.99
- Amazon Mask Search
BuyCostumes.com
Online store in the states.
Website
- $8 each
- $50 shipping for 1 to 10 units
- $66 shipping for 15
- $77 shipping for 20
Bernard's Magic
A small retailer in Melbourne has them. Out of stock
Website
- $21 each
- $10 for shipping
- 211 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC
- PH (03) 9670 9270
Make Your Own
Paper Craft
- The Paper Craft Mask is produced by cutting out shapes and assembling (read: glueing) them into the Guy Fawkes mask.
- Download PaperCraft - Original Source
- Time consuming
- Requiring precision and patience (something I don't have, see photos = epic fail)
- On the day some people did nice jobs of making them, some covered them with tape to make them strong.
Alternatives
- Use other masks, Alien, Tom Cruise, Bart Simpson
- Make something, paper bags etc, be creative (NO BALACLAVA's!)
- Improvise, just use big sun glasses and scarfs and hats.
- T-shirt Ninja - [1]
