Ready for the Trick or Treaters, then off to church for Fall Fest
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Another Halloween in Northern Ireland
“Halloween is coming And the goose is getting fat Please put a penny in the old man’s hat If you haven’t got a penny A Ha’penny will do If you haven’t got a ha’penny The God bless you And the old man too!” Well, Halloween here in N Ireland is over for another year, the…
Halloween then and now in Northern Ireland
Many of my american friends struggle to believe that here in Ireland, before pumpkins were imported and widely available, we carved out turnips as lanterns for halloween! I thought I would share a few more of the differences between then and now Then Carving Hacking out the middle of a large turnip with a metal…
Catchup – halloween, the dentist and the flat tyre!
Half-term break is over – yeah! I loved it, but love it being over too. Since my last blog post…here’s what’s been happening : pumpkin carving sparklers fall fest – our church alternative to the usual festivities for families (bouncy castle, live music, fancy dress, pumpkin carving, puppet shows, craft, food – all free) fireworks…
When is a pumpkin not a pumkin?
Answer When it is a turnip! Yes, growing up in Ireland, we did not have pumpkins filling every shop on the weeks preceding Halloween. Halloween was a much less commercial event, and in mainland UK Halloween was overshadowed by Guy Fawkes Night on 5 November. As a child we had to make do with turnips…