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What English holiday did the people burn a straw to remember a fortunate discovery of a 1605 plot to kill a king?
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In the United Kingdom, Guy Fawkes day calls for people to burn a straw to remember November 5, 1605. It commemorates the day when a treasonous conspiracy plot was uncovered that was to assassinate James I. Plans were put in place to blow up the House of Lords in Parliament. Fawkes was found guarding a massive amount of explosives.
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What was Abraham Lincoln's favorite holiday?
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How do you write holiday national holiday announcement?
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What is a day of rest or celebration in 1776?
holiday
What is the Fowl of choice for the holiday thanksgiving?
turkey
Holiday rep job role?
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What is the orgin of the word holiday?
Middle English; Old English
Your holiday-english to french?
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What is the English translation for vacances?
Holiday.
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This holiday helps the nurse remember Juliet's Birthday?
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