Before trick or treating and pumpkins came guising, neep lanterns and dookin’ for apples. Here were look at some pictures of Halloween celebrations and traditions you may remember.
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Before pumpkins, we used to carve turnips. Here young guisers warm their hands over their turnip lanterns at Halloween 1956. Photo: Unknown
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Dooking for apples was another Halloween tradition, made easier by dropping forks into the bucket of apples (which were floating in water). Photo: Joe Steele
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Halloween parties have enduring the passing of time. Photo: Unknown
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Halloween costumes were very much homemade, and guisers used to have to perform for sweets or money. Photo: B B