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Guy Fawkes

Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, Public domainEnglish member of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Rising in 16 countries since Monday, 2 November 2026. Last seen rising on Monday, 9 November 2026.
- rising today
- 0
- at the peak
- 16 on 5 Nov
- first rising
- 2 Nov
- days rising
- 7
Day by day
Countries where it was rising, each day
| Day | Countries |
|---|---|
| 13 Nov | 0 |
| 12 Nov | 0 |
| 11 Nov | 0 |
| 10 Nov | 0 |
| 9 Nov | 1 |
| 8 Nov | 0 |
| 7 Nov | 1 |
| 6 Nov | 6 |
| 5 Nov | 16 |
| 4 Nov | 2 |
| 3 Nov | 1 |
| 2 Nov | 1 |
How it spread
Each row is a country, in the order it started rising; each square is a day it was rising there. This is the order it appeared in, not a chain of cause.
In the news
- Oxfordshire's best Guy Fawkes celebrations in 14 photos
bicesteradvertiser.net · United Kingdom · 7 Nov · found by GDELT - Fire And Emergency New Zealand Congratulates Kiwis On Quiet Guy Fawkes Night
scoop.co.nz · Canada · 6 Nov · found by GDELT - Guy Fawkes i zaboravljeni vođa zavjere
advance.hr · Australia · 5 Nov · found by GDELT - Pets freaked out by Guy Fawkes fireworks? Try Concert for Animals
RNZ · New Zealand · 4 Nov · via Google Trends - SPCA renews fireworks ban call as Guy Fawkes nears
NZ Herald · New Zealand · 4 Nov · via Google Trends - The last big bang?
ODT · New Zealand · 4 Nov · via Google Trends - Fireworks imports slump as calls grow for sales ban
RNZ · New Zealand · 3 Nov · via Google Trends - Caution urged for Guy Fawkes
ODT · New Zealand · 3 Nov · via Google Trends
Headlines from countries where it rose, found by Google Trends and GDELT. Each links to its publisher; we show only the headline.
Pulse: what readers say
Readers who answered, not a representative sample.