"Guy Fawkes Day" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Guy Fawkes Day}} Guy Fawkes Day
  1. (UK) November 5, a celebration in England since the 17th century commemorating the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. Tags: UK Translations (celebration): 篝火之夜 (Gōuhuǒ zhī yè) (Chinese Mandarin), Noc Guye Fawkese [feminine] (Czech), ガイ・フォークス・ナイト (Gai Fōkusu Naito) (Japanese), 가이 포크스의 밤 (Gai Pokeuseu-ui bam) (Korean), Séthée d'Guy Fawkes [feminine] (Norman), Noc Guya Fawkesa [feminine] (Polish), Noite de Guy Fawkes [feminine] (Portuguese), Ночь Гая Фокса (Nočʹ Gaja Foksa) [feminine] (Russian), Noche de Guy Fawkes [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Guy_Fawkes_Day-en-name-haztBzq8 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of 'celebration': 66 34
  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. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Holidays Synonyms: Guy Fawkes Night [synonym, synonym-of], Gunpowder Treason Day [UK, historical], Pope Day [US, historical], Guy Fawkes' Day
    Sense id: en-Guy_Fawkes_Day-en-name-JG3isgXw Disambiguation of Holidays: 16 84 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 88

Alternative forms

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