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Definition of Bonfire night
1. Noun. Effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned on this night.
Definition of Bonfire night
1. Proper noun. (British) a celebration, on the 5th of November, to remember the failure of the gunpowder plot of 1605. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bonfire Night
Literary usage of Bonfire night
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1903)
"A correspondent of mine writing from Hampshire says : " This is November 5th, '
bonfire night.' It always astonishes me how little Liphook and many other ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1899)
"At the village of Whalton, in that county, a fire was lighted at sundown on July
4 (old Midsummer day), and on “bonfire night,” as it was called, ..."
3. Examples of Printed Folk-lore Concerning the North Riding of Yorkshire, York by Eliza Gutch (1901)
"Let the bells ring ! Holla boys ! Holla boys ! God save the King ! A stick or a
stake For Victoria's sake, And pray ye remember the bonfire night. ..."
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