Meanings
alternative Guy Fawkes' Day
- UKNovember 5, a celebration in England since the 17th century commemorating the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot.
- UKSynonym 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.
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.
1953 January, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 68Synonyms: Guy Fawkes Night, Gunpowder Treason Day, Pope Day
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounSynonym 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.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 篝火之夜
- 篝火之夜 (Gōuhuǒ zhī yè)celebration
Czech Noc Guye Fawkese
- Noc Guye Fawkesecelebration
Japanese ガイ・フォークス・ナイト
- ガイ・フォークス・ナイト (Gai Fōkusu Naito)celebration
Korean 가이 포크스의 밤
- 가이 포크스의 밤 (Gai Pokeuseu-ui bam)celebration
Polish Noc Guya Fawkesa
- Noc Guya Fawkesacelebration
Portuguese Noite de Guy Fawkes
- Noite de Guy Fawkescelebration
Russian Ночь Га́я Фо́кса
- Ночь Га́я Фо́кса (Nočʹ Gája Fóksa)celebration
Spanish Noche de Guy Fawkes
- Noche de Guy Fawkescelebration
Cite this entry
Guy Fawkes Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guy%20Fawkes%20Day
“Guy Fawkes Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guy%20Fawkes%20Day. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Guy Fawkes Day,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Guy%20Fawkes%20Day.
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