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Monthly Archives: October 2005

Gralloching a pumpkin

By Mike Clark | Published: 29 October 2005

"When I was a bairn, in the north east of Scotland, we had never heard of pumpkins. With the advent of colour television last year, I realised neeps had competition. In black and white, you can't tell the difference." Mike Clark takes a look at the origins of Halloween and the traditional celebrations running into Guy Fawkes Night.
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Halloween in Portugal

By Jayne Ribeiro | Published: 28 October 2005

Celebrating Halloween, as we know it, here in Portugal is a relatively new social phenomenon. Witches and ghouls galore, kids’ parties, commercial tra la la. This concept doesn’t mean anything to the Portuguese. Thank globalisation for this commercial orgy.

Halloween here is usually spent at the cemetery in preparation for All Saints’ Day, 1 November. On this day, the cemetery will be alive with activity and the smell of bleach. Come rain or shine the family grave will be washed and scrubbed

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Saskatchewan Legislative Building, Regina

By Liz Williams | Published: 28 October 2005

Pic of the Week – 28 October 2005

All photographs are digitally watermarked – please don’t infringe copyright!

Liz adds:

“It was a fabulous day – we seldom get such warm days this late in October in Regina. I went walking at lunchtime with a friend and took some photos of Wascana Lake and the Legislative Building.”

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Halloween horrors

By Miranda Irving | Published: 27 October 2005

"I'm really not looking forward to this Halloween. I realise that I may be being unnecessarily curmudgeonly here – Halloween is meant to be a bit of fun. But I blame it on the season. Though there are things to enjoy at this time of year - the autumn leaves, conkers and (occasional) crisp bright mornings - there is no getting away from it, winter is drawing in." With all the hassles of dressing up kids for trick-or-treating, and trying
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