Guy Fawkes Day

[gahy fawks dey]

noun

1. (in Britain) November 5, celebrating the anniversary of the capture of Guy Fawkes.

Guy Fawkes Day

noun

1. the anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, celebrated on Nov 5 in Britain with fireworks and bonfires

Example Sentences

In a chapter on hedgehogs, Rundell writes of how these “delicate, erudite-looking” critters are threatened by something seemingly benign: the popular Guy Fawkes Day bonfires in England.

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Residents “still wanted to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day, but they weren’t English, so they created a very unique American version,” Wood said.

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Although the tradition was once a version of Guy Fawkes Day, celebrating Australia’s connection to Britain, it was changed in the 1980s to honor the day the territory became a self-governing region.

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Ever since, the British observe Guy Fawkes Day, or Gunpowder Night, on November 5th, to celebrate the foiling of the plot.

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This is known as Guy Fawkes Day and commemorates the Gunpowder Plot, a thwarted attempt by Catholics, led by Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605.

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