ISSUE 16 - OCTOBER/NOVember 2011
All a bit spooky at Geshaview... again! Time for the second Hallowe’en evening at Geshaview. This year we had over 30 children and as many parents (enjoying the mulled wine).
Bulgarian children do not celebrate Hallowe’en in the same way that western children do, so the chance
to dress up as ghosts and ghouls was an exciting novelty for them. Fun and scary games of
All manor of fancy dress made the evening a great success.
Plenty of food for the children and parents.
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course, and with a chilly evening the fire was a treat. Apple bobbing (actually kibabchi bobbing), ‘wrap the mummy’ and ‘count the legs on the flying bats’... add a few ghost stories and coloured lights and we had everything for a great few hours of fun. Food (supplied by curious parents) was gratefully appreciated, laughter by the kids from the local school and a big thanks to the odd teacher or two who came to help keep things in hand. The ‘lady in red’ ‘the devil in disguise’ - Mirra, who delivered a scary commentary all evening of threats and promises, instructions and explanations of the traditions and fun of Hallowe’en to the parents and children.
The Devil in disguise!
A mummy wrapped in the traditional material.
As white as a ghost!