Halloween, Irish Style
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- Renie_Burghardt
- Tina_Coruth
- jerrib
- Red
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- Irene Taylor
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» Renie_Burghardt - Halloween Irish Style
Most informative and enjoyable, Irene. Thank you. Hope you're doing well as you're getting ready for the trip back home. Take care. Renie-- posted by Renie_Burghardt
» Tina_Coruth - Dunking!
Hi Irene,What an entertaining and informative article. I didn't know about dunking for money. As you probably know, here in the US, we dunk for apples. Now I find out that in Ireland you go after your apples on a string. Sounds like Halloween is a great time in Ireland. :-)
Tina
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» jerrib - Re: Dunking!
In response to message posted by Tina_Coruth:This brings back memories of my childhood when we dunked for apples in a tub of water. I too, like Tina, had never heard of the money in water hing. This sounds like an interesting tradition. And I can almost smell that bread baking right now, Irene.
-- posted by jerrib
» Red - apple bobbing...
Yes, I also bobbed for apples in a tub of water. It was lots of fun and we always had an apple bobbing contest at school. Of course the big boys always won. It was a one room school with 8 grades. I was in grade one.Interesting article. I read it when it first came out and decided to put it "In the Spotlight," in the Travel Center this week. I even found a photo of an Irish Castle to draw attention to it. Congratulations!
Thanks Irene for this look at Hallowe'en Irish Style. I enjoyed my visit.
-- posted by Red
» Irene Taylor - Happy Halloween
Hi Irene,What a wonderful article about Halloween in Ireland! I was interested to read about many of those traditions and to see how some of ours can be traced back to Irish ancestors.
I, too, was surprised to read about bobbing for money. I wish I'd known that one when I was teaching - the kids would have LOVED it!!
Have a Happy Halloween. We'll be spending Oct. 31 in Birmingham, Alabama this year, so maybe we'll also get to see some spooky "American South" traditions.
Great article!
Irene
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