November 5
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5 de noviembre
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November 5, 2012 at 12:15 AM EST
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November 5, 2012 at 12:09 AM EST
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November 5, 2012 at 6:34 AM EST
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November 5, 2012, at 11:10 AM EST
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Every year, people gather to celebrate November 5 with fireworks and bonfires for Guy Fawkes Night.
Synonyms
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A yearly UK event on November 5 when people light bonfires and watch fireworks to remember the Gunpowder Plot
An annual British event on November 5 where people light fireworks and burn effigies
A British celebration on 5 November with fireworks and a bonfire where people burn a model of Guy Fawkes
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally a calendar date — a B1 learner who knows 'November' and 'five' will understand it refers to the 5th of November. However, the specific cultural/historical meaning (Guy Fawkes Night, the Gunpowder Plot anniversary and its customs) is not derivable from the words themselves and requires cultural knowledge, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
November 5 comes from 1605, when people discovered the Gunpowder Plot, a plan to blow up the king and Parliament. People celebrated with bonfires and fireworks to show the plot had failed, so today November 5 is the yearly night of bonfires and fireworks, often called 'Guy Fawkes Night'.