bonfire night
Evening flame gathering
Bonfire Night is a British celebration held on November 5th, commemorating the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and conspirators attempted to blow up Parliament.
Communities gather around bonfires, burn effigies called "guys," and set off fireworks.
Also called Guy Fawkes Night or Guy Fawkes Day.
- sparklersHandheld burning wands
- toffee applesCaramelized fruit on sticks
- NovemberEleventh month
- gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
- effigySculpted human representation
Guy Fawkes · remember remember · burning · rockets · smoke · flames · parkin · treacle · pennies · plot · treason · Houses of Parliament · crackling · embers · jacket potatoes · woolly hats · hot chocolate · ooh
- summersummer, summertime, midsummer, summer solstice, solstice
- Omerseven weeks, hod, mourning customs, Pesach, Shavuot
- folk traditionsfolk songs, folk dance, folk dances, folk tunes, folklore
- Bonfire NightGuy Fawkes, sparklers, sparkler, guy, effigy
- Ulster Loyalismloyalism, unionism, Ulster, William of Orange, no surrender
- English Countrysidecottages, village green, village fete, farmhouses, country pub
bonfire nightcandlelit dinner
Evening meal lit by wax flames
silent vigil · candlelight service · meditation retreat · spa day · funeral
bonfire nightmidsummer
Peak of warm months
summer solstice · May Day · longest day · Beltane · Easter
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