Guy fawkes night Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English suffix

Guy fawkes night has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night

Bonfire Night Guy Fawkes Night

Proper Noun

The revelry on Guy Fawkes Day (the 5th of November) in commemoration of the failure of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, traditionally including the burning of effigies of the pope, Guy Fawkes, and/or the Devil.

See Also

devil pope gunpowder plot cracker night guy fawkes day effigies traditionally bonfire toffee

Related Terms

devil pope gunpowder plot cracker night guy fawkes day effigies traditionally bonfire toffee failure november bonfire night revelry firework night commemoration burning including and or

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

November 5

Rhyming Words

ght ight ought dight bight tight fight eight night might light pight aught hight aight right wight sight voight blight

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