Traditionally , in the weeks running up to the 5th , children made `` guys '' -- effigies supposedly of Fawkes -- usually made from old clothes stuffed with newspaper , and fitted with a grotesque mask , to be burnt on the 5 November bonfire .
Traditionally , in the weeks running up to the 5th , children made `` guys '' -- effigies supposedly of Fawkes -- usually made from old clothes stuffed with newspaper , and with a grotesque mask , to be burnt on the 5 November bonfire .