Yorkshire talk about now't thread :-)

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paulcook 4 Nov 3:28pm, 4 Nov 2024 6,868 posts	0 paulcook Question @stilldreaming. Where are you originally from and why is tonight Mischief night? Reason I ask, is up here (Teesside particularly in relevance to this) mischief night was last week - 30th October, and I did suggest I thought of it more as 4th November, particularly in Leeds even if I come from Bradford, but wondered if it was different dates in different areas.
northernslowcoach 4 Nov 3:29pm, 4 Nov 2024 19,863 posts	0 northernslowcoach Was always tonight in Huddersfield
stilldreaming 4 Nov 3:37pm, 4 Nov 2024 1,489 posts	0 stilldreaming @paulcook Used to live near York. Mischief Night was always associated with Guy Fawkes doing his deadly deeds. We remembered him by putting syrup on people's door handles, tieing gates up etc etc. Definitely no treats 🤦‍♀️😂😂
paulcook 4 Nov 3:41pm, 4 Nov 2024 6,870 posts	0 paulcook The mischief here last week that prompted the question was smashed pumpkins. Apparently 3 police riot vans attended so I wonder if it was in reality more serious. I tend to remember fireworks in letter boxes. A tad more dangerous! But certainly more 4th November orientated.
cathrobinson 4 Nov 3:50pm, 4 Nov 2024 13,082 posts	0 cathrobinson I was only thinking about mischief night the other day and wondering if it got swallowed up by trick or treating.
Dave W 4 Nov 5:02pm, 4 Nov 2024 23,412 posts	0 Dave W Leeds lad here. Mischief night always the night of the 4th. Night before bonfire night.
Rosehip 4 Nov 5:05pm, 4 Nov 2024 33,622 posts	0 Rosehip delurks - Lincolnshire/Hertfordshire traditions as a kid was a combination of mischief and penny-for-the-guy.
Winniefree 4 Nov 5:06pm, 4 Nov 2024 8,529 posts	0 Winniefree Definitely 4th November here in S Yorks.
Rosehip 4 Nov 5:08pm, 4 Nov 2024 33,623 posts	0 Rosehip (meant to say on the 4th. Halloween had own traditions which didn't involve trickortreating)
Derby Tup 4 Nov 8:03pm, 4 Nov 2024 68,761 posts	0 Derby Tup Mischief night wasn’t a thing in Derbyshire when I was a lad. I’d have been threatened with the copper stick for even thinking about it