Guy Fawkes night

Guy Fawkes night
a celebration, on the 5th of November, to remember the failure of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605

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  • Guy Fawkes Night — Mise à feu d’une effigie de Guy Fawkes Nom officiel Guy Fawkes Night Autre nom Bonfire Night Fireworks Night Plot Night …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Guy Fawkes' Night — Guy Fawkes’ Night UK [ˌɡaɪ ˈfɔːks ˌnaɪt] US [ˌɡaɪ ˈfɔks ˌnaɪt] in the UK, the evening of 5th November, when people light fires outside and have fireworks . Guy Fawkes’ Night is also called Bonfire Night .… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Guy Fawkes' Night — [ˌgaı ˈfo:ks naıt US ˈfo:ks ] n BrE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Guy Fawkes (1570 1606), one of the men who tried to blow up the English parliament in 1605] November 5th, when people in Britain light ↑fireworks and burn a ↑guy on a fire = ↑bonfire… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Guy Fawkes' Night — [ ,gaı fɔks ,naıt ] in the U.K., the evening of November 5, when people light fires outside and have FIREWORKS. Guy Fawkes Night is also called Bonfire Night …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Guy Fawkes Night — Infobox Holiday holiday name=Guy Fawkes Night caption=Guy Fawkes nickname=Bonfire Night Cracker Night Fireworks Night observedby=United Kingdom and some of its former colonies date= Evening of the 5th of November observances=Bonfires, fireworks,… …   Wikipedia

  • Guy Fawkes Night — Die Schwarzpulververschwörer, Zeichnung von Crispijn van de Passe dem Älteren. Dritter von rechts: Guy Fawkes. Die Schießpulververschwörung (engl. Gunpowder Plot, seiner Zeit als Powder treason (Pulververrat) bekannt) war ein Versuch von… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Guy Fawkes Night — noun effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night • Syn: ↑Bonfire Night • Hypernyms: ↑November 5 * * * Guy Fawkes night [Guy Fawkes night] [ˈɡaɪ fɔːks naɪt] [ˈɡaɪ fɔːks naɪt] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Guy Fawkes Night — [[t]ga͟ɪ fɔːks naɪt[/t]] N UNCOUNT In Britain, Guy Fawkes Night is the evening of 5th November, when many people have parties with bonfires and fireworks. It began as a way of remembering the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of… …   English dictionary

  • Guy Fawkes' Night — UK [ˌɡaɪ ˈfɔːks ˌnaɪt] / US [ˌɡaɪ ˈfɔks ˌnaɪt] in the UK, the evening of 5th November, when people light fires outside and have fireworks. Guy Fawkes Night is also called Bonfire Night …   English dictionary

  • Guy Fawkes Night — ➡ note at Bonfire Night. * * * …   Universalium

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