Devil's Night
Pre-Halloween vandalism night
Devil's Night is the night before Halloween, October 30th, associated with pranks and mischief—egging houses, toilet-papering trees, smashing pumpkins.
The term gained notoriety in Detroit, where Devil's Night became synonymous with widespread arson through the 1980s and 1990s: The city deployed extra firefighters for Devil's Night.
Also called Mischief Night in other regions.
Halloween candy solicitation
- costumesClothes for assuming roles
- pumpkinsLarge orange autumn gourds
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
candy · jack-o-lantern · ghosts · witches · autumn · masks · pranks · egging
Throwing shells as vandalism
- toilet paperSanitary sheets on roll
- soapingApplying cleanser by rubbing
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- property damageHarm to possessions
mailbox · windows · cars · spray paint · destruction · defacement · youth · gangs
Playful mischievous acts
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
- troublemakingDeliberately causing discord
hijinks · antics · misbehavior · naughtiness · impishness · roguery · teenagers · rascality
Michigan automotive hub
- fireCombustion with flames
- burningCombustion in progress
- infernoDevastating, uncontrollable blaze
- blazeIntense burning fire
abandoned buildings · firebombing · torching · flames · smoke · firefighters · destruction · accelerant
Michigan automotive hub
- inner-cityCentral part of metropolis
- blightPlant disease causing decay
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- abandonedLeft behind completely
riots · curfew · police · patrol · crackdown · neighborhood watch · volunteers · community
trick-or-treat
Halloween candy solicitation
spooky · candy · jack-o-lantern · ghosts · witches · autumn · masks · pranks · egging · toilet paper
egging
Throwing shells as vandalism
- toilet paperSanitary sheets on roll
- soapingApplying cleanser by rubbing
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
property damage · mailbox · windows · cars · spray paint · destruction · defacement · youth · gangs · neighborhood
pranks
Playful mischievous acts
- shenanigansMischievous or deceitful behavior
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- trickeryDeliberate deception or fraud
troublemaking · hijinks · antics · misbehavior · naughtiness · impishness · roguery · teenagers · rascality · playfulness
Detroit
Michigan automotive hub
blaze · abandoned buildings · firebombing · torching · flames · smoke · firefighters · destruction · accelerant · embers
Detroit
Michigan automotive hub
- inner-cityCentral part of metropolis
- blightPlant disease causing decay
- decayGradual organic breakdown
abandoned · riots · curfew · police · patrol · crackdown · neighborhood watch · volunteers · community · prevention
Devil's Nightbarn raising
Collective agricultural structure assembly
Devil's NightAll Saints' Day
Feast commemorating all saints
All Souls' Day · Christmas Eve · Easter Vigil · holy night · Hanukkah
Devil's NightHalloween
October 31st festival
harvest festival · fall festival · costume parade · pumpkin festival · trunk or treat
devil, devils, devilish, devilry, deviltry, night, nights, nightly, nighttime