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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), one of the men who tried to blow up the English parliament in 1605

Guy Fawkes' Night

 noun
     
Guy Fawkes' Night British English
TMC November 5th, when people in Britain light fireworks and burn a guy on a fire [= bonfire night]
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