Mischief Night, Part II

Tonight, the night of November 4th, is Mischief Night.

Hold on, you may ask, wasn't that on October 30th? Well, maybe for some, but not for everybody. Mischief Night is the night before the biggest celebration of the early autumn. In the United States, that's Halloween. In England, it's November 5th.

To get some idea of why, do yourself a favor and rent V for Vendetta. Or borrow the graphic novel. Or just read tomorrow's blog.

Suffice it to say that anyone of English descent (especially those who live in England, Australia, and New Zealand) can quite legitimately say "Tonight I'm allowed to set fires, light firecrackers, and generally cause a ruckus. Because my country was almost brought into anarchy and overrun 404 years ago, but it survived."

And that's a cause worth celebrating!