Devil's Night
Devil's Night is a traditional day on which citizens used to commit disproportionate acts of arson or other acts of vandalism such as toilet papering houses. It occurs mainly in Metro Detroit in the state of Michigan in the United States. Devil's Night is usually October 30, the night before Halloween.
In some recent years, there have been more than 300 fires set in the city of Detroit on this night, a much higher number than would be typical.
Several years ago, Detroit city officials organized and created Angel's Night on and around October 30. Each year, as many as 40,000 volunteers successfully monitor the streets of Detroit on and around October 30 to prevent crime.
Devil's Night was fictionalized in the movie The Crow. The term is rarely used in official news reports, but the term is commonly used by Michigan citizens.
The name Devil's Night is used by various pranksters in the U.S. and Canada, although the acts are far less destructive, criminal or violent.
A done in the United States shows the comparative popularity of various names for this night:
What do you call the night before Halloween?
a. gate night (0.39%)
b. trick night (0.33%)
c. mischief night (10.84%)
d. cabbage night (1.68%)
e. goosy night (0.37%)
f. devil's night (11.13%)
g. devil's eve (0.78%)
h. I have no word for this (70.38%)
i. other (4.11%)
(10640 respondents)
Devil's Night is also the name of an album by the band D12.
