Guy Fawkes Day

See also: Guy Fawkes' Day

English

Alternative forms

• 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.
   • 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.

Synonyms

• (UK, historical) Gunpowder Treason Day
• (US, historical) Pope Day

Translations

celebration

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 篝火之夜 (Gōuhuǒ zhī yè)

• Czech: Noc Guye Fawkese f
• Japanese: ガイ・フォークス・ナイト (Gai Fōkusu Naito)
• Korean: 가이 포크스의 밤 (Gai Pokeuseu-ui bam)
• Norman: Séthée d'Guy Fawkes f
• Polish: Noc Guya Fawkesa f
• Portuguese: Noite de Guy Fawkes f
• Russian: Ночь Гая Фокса f (Nočʹ Gaja Foksa)
• Spanish: Noche de Guy Fawkes f

References

• Guy Fawkes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia