Halloween originated over 2,000 years ago from the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. These days, it is marked with a mix of Celtic and American customs.
And we do enjoy Halloween here on the Causeway Coast – so we took a look back into the photographic archives of the Coleraine and Ballymoney Times to find some ‘monstrous’ memories of Halloween in Ballycastle, Portrush and Armoy.
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Eoin (7) and Patrick Hunt (13) are pictured at the ‘Raising Spirits’ haunted house in Ballycastle in 2010. Photo: ICONIC
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These three children were captured by our lensman at Ballycastle Halloween celebrations in 2009. Photo: ICONIC
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Elaine, Jack and friends pictued at Ballycastle Halloween celebrations in 2009. Photo: ICONIC
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Anne-Marie and Emily drawing at the Halloween Workshop held in Portrush Youth Centre in 2010. Photo: ICONIC