Guy Fawkes Day

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See also: Guy Fawkes' Day

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Guy Fawkes Day

  1. (UK) November 5, a celebration in England since the 17th century commemorating the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot.
  2. (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.
    • 1953 January, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 68:
      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.

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