Happy Devil’s Night!
Where I grew up outside of Detroit, the night before Halloween was Devil’s Night. In Detroit, the city burns on Devil’s Night. You don’t leave the house after dark. There is a city curfew. If you made the mistake of leaving your jack-o-lanterns outside, you can bet that they will be smashed in the street the next morning. (I remember being crushed one year when I discovered that my masterpiece was destroyed–I felt so victimized. And I surely blamed my parents for not putting the pumpkins inside for the night.) You also might have toilet paper in your trees and eggs smashed on the side of your house when you wake up.
It was only when I moved away from Michigan that I discovered that this phenomenon is unique to Detroit. I seriously thought that it was a National Holiday.
It’s been over 13 years since I moved away. Who knows, maybe Detroit finally has Devil’s Night under control.