Bonfire Night
Speech parts
1. Bonfire Night - Noun
2. Bonfire Night - Proper noun
Meaning
effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night
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Examples
Gnawing on a lump of honeycomb is as much a Bonfire Night tradition as gorging on baked potatoes.
Mr Stewart added: ‘Every year we receive casework from constituents about the inconsiderate or unsafe use of fireworks on the run up to Bonfire Night, which can cause a lot of stress and anxiety.
Bonfire Night, otherwise known as Guy Fawkes Night, is an annual commemoration observed on November 5 to celebrate the failure of the Gunpowder Plot.
The thwarting of the Gunpowder Plot was commemorated for many years afterwards by special sermons and other public events such as the ringing of church bells, which have evolved into the Bonfire Night of today.
Guy Fawkes Day, also known as Bonfire Night, has been around in one form or another ever since.
Bonfire Night main Bonfires are lit in Britain every 5th of November to commemorate the failure of the plot.