Bonfire Night的词源

英文词源

bonfire: bonfire: [14] A bonfire was originally a fire in which bones were burned. References to such (presumably rather evil-smelling) fires, which were large open air affairs, continue down to the 18th century, but latterly they have a distinctly antiquarian air, as if such things were a thing of the past. By the later 15th century the word was already passing to the more general modern meaning ‘large outdoor fire’, either celebratory (as in Bonfire Night, 5 November) or for destroying refuse.
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parkin: "A kind of dark gingerbread, typically with a soft, dry texture, made with oatmeal and treacle or molasses, especially in Yorkshire around Bonfire Night", Early 19th century: perhaps from the family name Parkin, diminutive of Per 'Peter'.

又称Guy Fawkes Night，英国历史上的重要的历史事件，来自1605年，一个叫Guy Fawkes的年青人策划炸毁当时的议会大厦。见电影《V字仇杀队》。这一事件也直接导致了单词guy的流行。

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