When I grew up in the fifties in England, we always made a guy fawkes. Mov 5th was the only night we had fireworks but in Gosport, where I came from, the naval barracks used to have, by the standards in those days, a massive firewoek display. It was always on the night of the 5th no matter what day it was - even sunday which wass unusual in those days. We had a slight variation on the begging song of
Guy Guy Guy
Poke him in the eye
Put him on the bonfire
And watch him die.
We really were asking for a penny in those days but it was actually worth something then. Chips to feed the family was only 6d and most sweets were 4 for a penny (except bullets which were 8 for a penny)
Traditionally you would display your Guy Fawkes effigy in your billy cart, dragging him around from pitch to pitch to get the best result. I remember making a shilling one year which I thought was a fortune.