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Guy Fawkes' Day

Guy Fawkes' Day is the alternative form of Guy Fawkes Day.

Meaning of Guy Fawkes Day

Proper noun

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.
    • 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

Questions about Guy Fawkes' Day

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Guy Fawkes' Day is the alternative form of Guy Fawkes Day.

Words near Guy Fawkes' Day in the dictionary

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