Bonfire Night

Bonfire Night is a name given to various yearly events marked by bonfires and fireworks. These include Guy Fawkes Night (5 November) in Great Britain; All Hallows' Eve (31 October); May Eve (30 April); Midsummer Eve/Saint John's Eve (23 June); the Eleventh Night (11 July) among Northern Ireland Protestants; and the Feast of the Assumption (15 August) among Northern Ireland Catholics.

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