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Guy Fawkes Day

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Guy Fawkes Day  (g fôks)
n.
November 5, observed in England to commemorate the foiling of the attempt led by Guy Fawkes in 1605 to blow up the king and members of Parliament in retaliation for increasing repression of Roman Catholics in England.
Guy Fawkes Day
n
(Historical Terms) the anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, celebrated on Nov. 5 in Britain with fireworks and bonfires
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Noun1.Guy Fawkes Day - day for the celebration of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
November 5 - anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot


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The movie was originally scheduled to be released last November on the 400th anniversary of England's Guy Fawkes Day, but the summer's London subway bombings left Warner Bros.
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There are a number of quietly astringent messages in this likable chapter book, particularly in the two turning points in Miss Slade's life: losing an eye as a child in a Guy Fawkes Day fireworks accident, which later rendered her a recluse; and the friendship with the Reader family, which helps her establish some affectionate new connections and give up her more deleterious idiosyncrasies (she buys a new caravan, with running water).
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Today, thanks to my efforts, the Ides is almost as popular in Southern California as Guy Fawkes Day.
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