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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1988-10-26, Page 3414A — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, NOVEMBER 2, 1988 CACKLE, CACKLE, CACKLE -Like other students in the area, students from the Seaforth Public School dressed up. in celebration of Halloween on Sunday. Here Agatha Martens, plays out the part of her character. Bosman photo. gar i$ PUMPKIN CARVING was part of the activities for the Grade 3,4 class at Huron Centen- ial school in Brucefield and here a witch, angel, clown, rabbit and a variety of other characters take part in cleaning a pumpkin. Corbett photo. Ghostly tradition haunts Halloween BY TRACY BOSMAN Halloween is associated, through its name, with All Hallows' Eve. All Hallows' Eve occurs the day before All Saints' Day, and is the day in which witches, warlocks, goblins, and other creatures are supposed to come together and perform their evil deeds. Ancestors believed in witches and wizards and greatly feared their supposed powers. All Hallows' Eve was thought to be when their powers were the strongest. On that night bonfires were lit in farmyards to keep the malicious creatures away from horses and cattle. In some places, the farmer and his menwould march around the fields, waving held torches and chanting songs, believing that by so doing, no warlock, witch, hobgoblin, or other evilly -disposed person would be able to cause any disaster to the next year's crops. The popular public observance of Hallo- ween, falling on the night of October 31., came from the rites of the druids celebrating the day of Saman, when the Lord of Death called together the souls of the wicked who had died during the past year. Today, young children dress up as those spiritual characters of the past, and go from door to door on Halloween night, asking for tricks or treats. Older "children" also take the opportunity to dress up in costurmes, and often attend parties and dances in celebration of Halloween WHO IS THAT MASKED MAN Elmer Bakcsy was one of many Seaforth Manor residents who took part in a masquerade there. Residents not only dressed up for Halloween but enjoyed an afternoon of music and fun, thanks to the Huron Strings. Bosman photo. JELLO EATING was one of the Many Halloween activities that went on at St. James Separate School on Friday. Here, Mark Van Dooren, right, really gets his face into the ccmpetitio. The winner'of'the contest was Jeff -Williamson. Bosman photo. NOT SO HAPPY about getting his photograph taken is Patrick Schoonder- woerd, a student at the St. Columban School. No doubt Patrick was a little hap- pier when he got to eat this cookie he created in keeping with a Halloween theme adopted by his school on October 31. Mcllwraith photo. STOP THAT - Costumes were plentiful and were judged Friday at St. James Separate School, For Grade 5-8, the scariest costume went to Joe Kenny; the cutest to Amanda Culliton, and the most original to Darren Brown. Bosman photo, STIRRING A WITCH'S BREW - Youngsters at Huron Centennial school in Brucefield made their own witches brew at their Halloween party Monday, and each in turn dumped in marshmallows, apple bits, bananas, ginger ale, grapefruit juke and a wide variety of other foods. Corbett photo. • BOBBING FOR APPLES - Students at St. James Separate School gave bobbing for apples a go during Halloween festivities there on Friday. Here, Brandon Nash pro- ves that it can be done. Bosman photo. <s FLOWER CHILD - Mabel Handy dressed up for the Halloween activities held on Monday at the Seaforth Manor. WHAT A BUBBLE - Monica Ryan was the winner of a bubble gum blowing contest held Friday afternoon during Halloween festilities at St. James Separate School. The per- son behind the mask is Tanya Eckert. Bosman photo. r --- HALLOWEEN ART - Students at St. Columban School celebrated Halloween with a theme day Monday. That meant all activities on October 31 centered around a ghostly theme. Here, Curtis Murray, Becky DeVries and Jonathan Elston watch as Katie Cronin puts the finishing touches on a piece of art. Mcllwraith photo.