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Festivities in Windsor Castle by Paul Sandby, c. 1776. Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Fireworks Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain, involving bonfires and fireworks displays.
November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 30 days. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus c. 750 BC. November retained its name (from the Latin novem meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar.
11 November. 12 December. 13 See also. 14 Notes. 15 References. 16 External links. Toggle the table of contents. List of month-long observances. Add languages. Add ...
November 11: Armistice Day (known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth of Nations and Veterans Day in the United States); Singles' Day in China and Southeast Asia Shrine of Remembrance 1778 – American Revolutionary War : British forces and their Iroquois allies attacked a fort and the village of Cherry Valley, New York , killing 14 soldiers ...
St Martin's Day Kermis by Peeter Baltens (16th century), shows peasants celebrating by drinking the first wine of the season, and a horseman representing the saint. Saint Martin's Day or Martinmas (obsolete: Martlemas), [1] [2] and historically called Old Halloween [A] or All Hallows Eve, [B] [3] [4] is the feast day of Saint Martin of Tours and is celebrated in the liturgical year on 11 November.
November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 57 days remain until the end of the year. November 4 in recent years
November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 60 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 365 ...
In 1863 the famous Monster Iron Key of the Ancient Borough of Lewes weighing nearly a quarter hundredweight (over 12 kilos) was carried in the procession for the first time. The same key is still carried today in the Borough's processions and is a symbol that on 5 November the 'Borough Boys' are given the freedom of the streets of Lewes.