▁evil ▁power ▁they ▁can ▁between ▁mid night ▁and ▁the ▁dawn ▁of ▁the ▁saint ' s ▁holy ▁day , ▁so ▁it ▁is ▁unsafe ▁to ▁go ▁outside ▁on ▁that ▁night . ▁▁ ▁( Ex cer pt ▁from ▁D rac ula , ▁ 1 8 9 7 ) ▁" Do ▁you ▁know ▁what ▁day ▁it ▁is ?" ▁I ▁answered ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁of ▁May . ▁She ▁shook ▁her ▁head ▁as ▁she ▁said ▁again : ▁" Oh , ▁yes ! ▁I ▁know ▁that , ▁I ▁know ▁that ! ▁but ▁do ▁you ▁know ▁what ▁day ▁it ▁is ?" ▁On ▁my ▁saying ▁that ▁I ▁did ▁not ▁understand , ▁she ▁went ▁on : ▁" It ▁is ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day . ▁Do ▁you ▁not ▁know ▁that ▁ton ight , ▁when ▁the ▁clock ▁strik es ▁mid night , ▁all ▁the ▁evil ▁things ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁will ▁have ▁full ▁s way ? ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁play ▁And or ra ▁by ▁Max ▁Fr isch ▁foc uss es ▁greatly ▁on ▁the ▁( f ict ional ised ) ▁And or ran ▁celebr ations ▁of ▁St . ▁George ' s ▁Day . ▁The ▁play ▁begins ▁and ▁ends ▁with ▁references ▁to ▁a ▁cer emon ial ▁white w ash ing ▁of ▁houses ▁by ▁the ▁town ' s ▁vir g ins , ▁again ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁day ' s ▁central ▁theme ▁of ▁pur ity . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁play ▁Jerusalem ▁by ▁Je z ▁But ter worth ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁St . ▁George '