Guy Fawkes Day
British November celebration
Guy Fawkes Day is a British holiday on November 5th commemorating the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when conspirators attempted to blow up Parliament.
Celebrations include bonfires, fireworks, and burning effigies called "guys." Also called Bonfire Night.
The children collected pennies for the guy.
Post-summer cooling period
- annualOccurring every year
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- observanceKeeping of customs
- festivalOrganized public celebration
British · England · public holiday · night · ceremony · heritage · cultural · remember remember
Betraying one's nation
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
sedition · resistance · defiance · dissent · subversion · revolt · plot · assassination attempt
Catholic conspiracy against James
- 1605A specific year
- James IFirst Stuart king
- cellarUnderground storage room
- barrelsCylindrical storage vessels
treason · conspiracy · arrest · execution · Tower of London · Westminster · Protestantism · Catholicism
Chap or steadying cable
- burningCombustion in progress
- dummyLifelike substitute figure
- straw manFake version to demolish
- maskFace-worn concealment
old clothes · parade · collection · children · cart · ritual burning
Visible burning combustion
- blazeIntense burning fire
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
- sparksFiery particles from friction
- pyreFuneral burning heap
smoke · ash · burning · firelight · glow · crackle · roaring · kindling
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
- annualOccurring every year
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- observanceKeeping of customs
festival · British · England · public holiday · night · ceremony · heritage · cultural · remember remember · festivity
treason
Betraying one's nation
- conspiracyClandestine coordinated scheming
- overthrowForcible removal from power
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
insurrection · sedition · resistance · defiance · dissent · subversion · revolt · plot · assassination attempt · religious persecution
Gunpowder Plot
Catholic conspiracy against James
barrels · treason · conspiracy · arrest · execution · Tower of London · Westminster · Protestantism · Catholicism · Jesuit
guy
Chap or steadying cable
old clothes · mask · parade · collection · children · cart · ritual burning
flames
Visible burning combustion
pyre · smoke · ash · burning · firelight · glow · crackle · roaring · kindling · logs
pyrotechnics
Art of explosive displays
- rocketsPropulsion-driven flying vehicles
- sparklersHandheld burning wands
- fountainsWater-spouting structures
display · explosions · bang · crackle · whistle · flare · illuminations · spectacle · colors · chrysanthemum
- holidaysChristmas, Easter, Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine's Day
- British occasionsBoxing Day, Christmas Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, New Year's Day
- NovemberThanksgiving, Veterans Day, Election Day, Remembrance Day, All Saints Day
- observancesholidays, holy days, commemorations, anniversaries, Remembrance Day
- festivalsfestival, festivals, carnival, carnivals, Carnival
- European HolidaysChristmas, Easter Monday, Good Friday, New Year, Epiphany
Guy Fawkes DayArmistice Day
WWI ceasefire commemoration
Coronation Day · Queen's Birthday · Independence Day · Thanksgiving · Liberation Day
Guy Fawkes DayChristmas Day
December 25th celebration
Boxing Day · bank holiday · Easter Monday · May Day · public holiday
Guy Fawkes DayBastille Day
French national holiday
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