Thanks to everyone who came and made our Hallowe’en party such a great success!
We began with a very moving grief sharing circle – people spoke about family and friends that had passed away, showed photos and objects that meant something to them in relation to that person, and it felt very cathartic.
This was to honour the ancient traditions of Samhain – Hallowe’en takes it’s name from All Hallows’ Eve, a night considered by the pagans of Europe to be when the walls between this world and the next to be particularly thin. The Romans and Egyptians before them would have a celebratory party at the grave of the departed, a tea party, in other words!
We followed that up with some party games to lighten the mood – pin the teeth on the vampire and doughnut bobbing, made some spooky cards, and finished it off with some seasonal songs from Nick at the Piano – “The Monster Mash” & “The Skeleton in the Closet Started to Dance”.