Guy Fawkes Day en · PROPN
Meanings
- (UK) November 5, a celebration in England since the 17th century commemorating the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot.
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(UK) Synonym of Guy Fawkes Night, the associated revelry, traditionally including bonfires, fireworks, and the burning in effigy of the pope, Guy Fawkes, and/or the Devil.
A number of towns in East Sussex, and on the borders of Kent and Surrey, make a special feature of huge bonfires and torchlight processions with fireworks on Guy Fawkes day or an early November Saturday.
1953 January, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 68:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Fawkes' Day | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Pope Day · Gunpowder Treason Day · Guy Fawkes Night
Translations (9)
ko 가이 포크스의 밤 (celebration) · ru Ночь Га́я Фо́кса (celebration) · pt Noite de Guy Fawkes (celebration) · cs Noc Guye Fawkese (celebration) · pl Noc Guya Fawkesa (celebration) · ja ガイ・フォークス・ナイト (celebration) · cmn 篝火之夜 (celebration) · nrf Séthée d'Guy Fawkes (celebration) · es Noche de Guy Fawkes (celebration)