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DEVIL'S NIGHT
OCTOBER 30, THE DAY BEFORE HALLOWEEN, IS DEVIL'S NIGHT.
THE KIDS WHO ARE TOO OLD TO GO BEGGING SOAP OR WAX WINDOWS, THROW
EGGS, OR RING DOORBELLS.
ANOTHER TRICK IS TO WRAP FRESH DOG CRAP IN NEWSPAPER, PUT IT ON
SOMEONE'S PORCH, IGNITE THE NEWSPAPER, AND RING THE DOORBELL. THE
OCCUPANT USUALLY TRIES TO EXTINGUISH IT BY STAMPING ON THE NEWS-
PAPER.
SOMETIMES FIRECRACKERS ARE PUT IN MAILBOXES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PRANKS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F103 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 10-30-1968
DEVIL'S NIGHT
ON THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN EVERYONE SUPPOSEDLY GOES OUT AND IS
BAD (SOAPS WINDOWS, TIPS OVER GARBAGE CANS, ETC.)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F103 |
Date learned: 10-27-1968
HALLOWEEN CUSTOMS
ON THE EVE OF HALLOWEEN KIDS WILL GO OUT AND RING DOOR BELLS AND
SOAP WINDOWS. THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN IS KNOWN AS "DEVILS NIGHT."
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F103 |
Date learned: 09-25-1969
BEGGAR'S NIGHT
ON THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN ALL THE OLDER KIDS GO OUT AND BEG FOR
TREATS, SO AS NOT TO BOTHER THE YOUNGER CHILDREN ON HALLOWEEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F103 |
Date learned: 10-27-1968
"DEVIL'S NIGHT"
AROUND AMERICA'S BIG CITIES THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN IS "DEVIL'S
NIGHT" WHEN KIDS SOAP WINDOWS AND ALSO PERFORM OTHER PRANKS,
USUALLY HARMLESS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F103 |
Date learned: 11-00-1969
CUSTOM
DEVIL'S NIGHT: THE NAME OF THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN ON WHICH
CHILDREN CREATE HAVOC IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; HARPER WOODS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F103 |
CUSTOM FESTIVAL
DEVIL'S NIGHT -- THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN HEIGHTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F103 |
Date learned: 10-07-1968
A FOLKTALE ABOUT A HALLOWEEN CUSTOM
WHEN I WAS JUST A LITTLE FELLOW, JUST ABOUT SO TALL, ME AND THESE
FRIENDS OF MINE WENT OUT ON DEVILS NIGHT AND DECIDED WE WAS GONNA
HAVE US SOME FUN. WELL WE TOOK US AN OLD TIRE, TIRES WAS HARD TO
GET IN THOSE DAYS, AND WE FILLED THAT OLD TIRE WITH COW MANURE.
THEN WE TIED A LONG ROPE TO IT AND PUT IT OUT IN THE ROAD. NOW
TIRES WAS HARD TO GET IN THOSE DAYS AND THERE WAS SURE TO BE
SOMEONE WHO WOULD STOP TO PICK IT UP. WELL WE HID IN THE BUSHES
AND WAITED AND SURE AS YOU MAKE HEAD CHEESE FROM PIGS A CAR STOPPED
TO PICK IT UP. AND WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT TWO FELLAS, ALL DRESSED
UP 'CAUSE THEY WERE GOING TO TOWN, STOPPED THEIR CAR AND WAS
GANNA PICK UP THAT OLD TIRE WHEN WE GIVE IT A GOOD PULL. WELL
THEY WEREN'T GONNA LET US KIDS OUT SMART THEM SO THEY PICKED UP THAT
OLD TIRE AND GAVE IT A GOOD PULL AND WE LET IT GO AND THEY FELL
WITH THAT TIRE ON TOP OF THEM AND GOT ALL MESSED UP AND THAT OLD
TIRE WASN'T NO GOOD ANYWAY. (SIC)
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WESTLAND
Keyword(s): PRANKS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F103 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 09-15-1969
FESTIVAL
THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN IS OFTEN CALLED "DEVIL'S NIGHT" SINCE
THIS IS THE TIME FOR PRANKS.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- F103 |
ON THE EVE OF ALL SAINTS DAY THE CHILDREN WOULD PUT THEIR SHOES
OUT TO BE FILLED WITH CANDY BY THE SAINTS.
Data entry tech comment: ALL SAINTS DAY: NOVEMBER 1.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GROSSE POINTE PARK
Keyword(s): GIFTS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween BELIEF -- Religious hero |
Date learned: 11-13-1971
HALLOWEEN CUSTOM
IN POLAND, ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT THE PEOPLE GO OUT TO THE GRAVEYARD
AND PLACE LIGHTED CANDLES ON THE GRAVES OF LOVED ONES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DEARBORN
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 09-30-1968
HALLOWEEN PRANK
ON HALLOWEEN, THE YOUNG BOYS AROUND THE FARMS IN PENNSYLVANIA
PLAY A JOKE ON THE FARMER. AT NIGHT, THEY TAKE HIS BUGGY APART
AND TAKE THE PIECES UP TO THE ROOF OF THE BARN. THEY PUT THE BUGGY
TOGETHER AND LEAVE IT PERCHED ON THE FARMER'S ROOF.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
Keyword(s): PRANKS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween BELIEF -- Entertainment Diversion |
Date learned: 02-25-1970
ON HALLOWEEN, HANG AN APPLE ON A STRING ATTACHED TO A RAIL. THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE PASSING UNDER IT WILL INDICATE THE NUMBER OF
MONTHS THAT WILL ELAPSE BEFORE YOU ARE MARRIED.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 03-14-1968
ON HALLOWEEN, WALK BACKWARDS INTO A GARDEN AND PULL UP A CABBAGE,
WHICH WILL INDICATE THE CONDITION OF YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND:
LARGE NICE CABBAGE = HANDSOME MAN; MUCH DIRT = WEALTHY MAN;
LEAN, UNDERDEVELOPED CABBAGE = POOR MAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween BELIEF -- Marriage BELIEF -- Use of Object |
Date learned: 03-14-1968
HALLOWEEN CALL
HELP THE POOR,
MY PANTS ARE TORE
Submitter comment: EXPERIENCE 1940'S, PLYMOUTH, MI
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.1031 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween |
Date learned: 10-00-1965
CALL ON HALLOWEEN
TRICKS OR TREATS,
MONEY OR EATS
Submitter comment: EXPERIENCE 1940'S, PLYMOUTH, MI
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Custom Festival C840.1031 CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween |
Date learned: 10-00-1965
HALLOWEEN PRANK
A FAVORITE PRANK ON HALLOWEEN WAS TO TURN OVER OUT-HOUSES (WHEN
THERE WERE SUCH THINGS).
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween |
Date learned: 09-00-1969
JACK-O-LANTERNS
IT IS A COMMON PRACTICE IN APPLETON, WISCONSIN TO HOLLOW A PUMPKIN
OUT AND CARVE A FACE INTO THE REMAINING SHELL. A CANDLE OR A
LIGHT BULB IS THEN PLACED INSIDE. THE PUMPKINS MADE IN THIS MANNER
ARE CALLED JACK-O-LANTERNS ARE USED TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN.
Submitter comment: THE INFORMANT PERSONALLY WITNESSED THIS EVENT.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween |
Date learned: 10-16-1967
HALLOWEEN TRADITION
IT IS TRADITIONAL TO HAVE APPLE-DUNKS AT HALLOWEEN PARTIES. THIS
PRACTICE APPARENTLY GOES BACK TO EARLY AMERICAN TIMES.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Special Object or Implement CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween |
Date learned: 10-00-1969
EVE OF ALL SAINTS
ON THE EVE OF ALL SAINT'S DAY A GLASS OF WATER IS TO BE LEFT OUT ON
THE KITCHEN TABLE FOR ALL THE POOR SOULS TO TAKE A DRINK FROM ON
THEIR WAY TO HEAVEN FROM PURGATORY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT AND FAMILY DO THIS EACH YEAR ON THE EVE OF ALL SAINTS
DAY.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- October 31 Halloween CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial BELIEF -- Human Being |
Date learned: 03-27-1971