The Winnipeg Tribune from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Page 58

8 THE TRIBUNE JUNIOR The Junior Movie Contest HOW JOLLY Prize I lullowt en How Jolly it sounds: It makes ou think of apples ami lulls, masiuaraile parties a rid heaps of jolly fun. hut have you ever wondered why we celebrate this ti on the 31st of October it what was the original incun'ng of It? Long ago the "Eve of I lallowc'on" or "All Saints Day" vas celebrated on the 1st of November and Hallowe'en the night before, on the 31st of Oetoher. In England and Scotland It was limn given to fireside ceretnoniis and gatherings which, it was said foretold of the future. In modern tines Hallowe'en merely means the lighting of bonfires at nightfall by each household, but In the ancient days it meant the burning of sacred 1 tires us worship of the saints on certain days of the yea r. In nur country Halloween really is the nightly celebration, usually carried on by boys who go around from i house to house calling "Hallowe'en, apples please!" And sometimes people come to the door with apples for tha ever-ready, happy boys.

At oilier times boys become very mischievous und hang, their neighbors' gates on telegraph poles but the really inte renting thins to do is to dress up as witches; boys as nurse Kills, and girls as farmers. Two years ago two very rascally boys, always ready for joke, dressed up to "have some fun," they said, t'ne put on light blue dress with long white ruffs and apron and a small white bonnet tied under his chin and a red cross on his urms. He was iille an experienced looking nurse when a doll in long, white clothes was added. The other dressed as a professor in square cap, spectacles and a black gown. As i hey went from door (o door, one sang a lullaby and the other nave a short speech on "The Kind Hearts of the I'dpulstce." These boys really thought themselves splendid and they were too.

They received congratulations from all sides when it was discovered who they were. Hallowe'en shall always he celebrated by the Canadian boys and girls, and they will always renumber the true monninir of the lorn; looked from year to year Halloween. PHYLLIS CLAKK. ace 14, tirade S. l.ux't'on school.

NASTY TRICKS Prize November the first is All Saints Day or as it was onc. call' cl All Hallows Day. tin this annum we call the evening before it Hallowe'en. tin that night evil spirits and witches were sail to be abroad. In England ami Scotland it used to be celebrated by playing nanus and trying to find out the future in different ways.

1 In this country we celebrate it by dressing up and "shell nut at the stores." Some people dress up liko clowns ami ghosts and witches and all kinds of ways. I am going to be dressed up like a witch and so is my friend. She said she is going to be dressed In a long dress and a pointed hat and so am I. Hut I am going to 1" iIwm in my brothers clothes and a hat jiist the -amc as my friend. I am going In "shell out" at the stores.

My brother's name is Charlie and he might be dressed like Charlie Chaplin. Some of the boys cut people's clothes lines off and dn all kinds of tricks. I think that is not right. Well I gacss I have no more to sav. BEKTilA IWKMTZKY, Grade 4.

Duffer school. LOOKING FOR APPLES (Prize) iNar Editor: -1 am writing about Hallowe'en. Hallowe'en is the Eve of Al Saints' Ifciy. It Is sometimes tailed old Hallows Kve. It conies nt the end of the month hi cause All Saints' I lay comes at the first of Novc-mlier.

On Hallowe'en we dress up and go round and j-et apples ami nuts and sueh things. In Englaml they hold parties Instead of going out. They have apples ialing in tubs of water. Also apples balanced on a stick hung from the ceiling. Von try to grab them with jour mouth.

They also sit lief ore a fire and II ghost stories. I will tell you a story of Hallowe'en. Once four boj went out, each of them with a Jaric-n'-latilei n. They went to a house um.I til" lanterns on the steps They made a lot of noise and then dived down behind a bush. A Chinese servant came to open the door and see what the noise was.

As soon as lie saw ti lanterns he ran back in the house yellins "Ghosts! Ghosts!" The boys ran away laughing. OII'iKCE No. 1 Young nvenue, Morse I'laee, El in wood. Giade 6. Salisbury School.

APPLES OR VENGEANCE Prizo Diar I am sending you my composition on Hallowe'en. Hallowe'en Is Tuesday, October It is day when children like to have a bit of fun so they gcner.illj I ke to get a pumpkin and scoop the middle out and cut eyes, nose, and mouth and go around beg. eg for apples. If they do not get apples, of course, thej make up for it. They do some damage.

Often hovs dress up as girls and girls as hoys and put on masks or tan their faces, and put on father's or mother's boots Now I will close, hoping to get a prize for rny original story. HUttlY I'WS'K, Age n. Ivrkfield I'ark P.O., Grade 5, Sturgeon Creek school. WRITE ON ''SNOW7' FOR THEATRE TICKETS The Tribune Junior theatre party will be nt the Lyceum next week. Ten Tribune Junior members will each get two tickets for the Lyceum theatre next week.

Each Junior may take his mother or some other best friend to the theatre for a treat. But who are the ten of the thousands of Junior members who will get the two tickets each? They are the ones who send in the ten best stories on "Snow" next week. Th compositions ML" ST be on the editor's desk by noon Wednesday. It Is a little early for snow, but that is good news to the average school boy or girl. Children always like snow.

It is only grumpy old folks who complain. The snow this week was a little slushy for balls, but Just wait till the next fall comes. Does it interfere with the foot-ball season? Of course If It does It tells that the hockey season Is coining. This week there were some compositions arrived here by 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, and they could not be used. That was too bad.

Try to get them here on time this week. HALLOW'S EVE Prize Hallowe'en, whii means Hallow's eve. Is the name popularly given to the eve or vigil of All Hallow's or festival of All Saints, which is November first. Hallowe'en is the evening of October 31st. In England and Scotland it was long consecrated to harmless liresicL' revelries, with many ceremonies of witch craft and fortune-tell ng.

In England it was long customary to crack nuts and duck for apples in a tub of water. The same thing can be said about Scotland. Hallowe'en is observed as a festival by the young people In many countries, and superstitious country folk still hold that spirits walk abroad on this evening. In Wales each family used to make it's own fire, and. as it was dying out, each member would throw a white stone into it.

then go to bed. the stones being marked for future identification. In the morning they tried to find the stones again, and if any stone was missing it betokened that Hie owner of it would die within a jear. Sometimes nuts were thrown into the fire, and if they burned well It was a token of prosperity, end the opposite if they Just smouldered and turned I.I.ii k. Another game for Hallowe'en with a lot of fun is to tie a string to th- stem of an apple and fasien the other end of the siring to the ceiling.

Then let the apple swing and see if any one can bite it without the help of their hands. Sometimes a maiden will throw two hazel nuts Into a fire. She secretly gives a lover's name to each. If one nut bursts, then Hie lover is unfaithful, but if it burns with a steady glow until It burns to 'ashes, she knows that her lover's faith is true. On the whole Hallowe'en suggests plenty of fun with pumpkins, false-faces and ghosts, and I have always had lots of fun.

N'lKA CLANCY. Age 13, 1610 Elgin avenue, Central "T'ollogiate. GHOSTS WALK ABROAD Prize We look forward to Hallowe'en- the eve of All Saints or All Hallows as a lime for fun and pranks. We make pop-corn and balls, roast chestnuts dive for apples, ten ntor.es. und do numerous-other entertaining and enjoyable things.

We are eager for Halloween to come, but it Is doubtful whether one out of every ten persons stops to think what All Hollow's eve really means. Ixing ago it was believed that on Oct. 31 of every year, the dead anise und walked abroad. Services were held am prayers offered for the souls of the dead. Nearly every one journeyed to Hie.

graves of their friends, and there left flowers. When on get ready for Hallowe'en thin year, re-membi that the 31s; of October is the night upon which ghosts walk abroad! GItAVCK M. COLLIAS. Age 15. Grade 9, K.

T. 11., Room 18, 142 avenue, Fort Kouge. CHILDREN ANTICIPATE HALLOWE'EN Prize Hallowe'en is the 31st of October, named that by the ancients of Great Britain as it is the evening before All Saint's Day which is Noviinber the first. It is associated In the popular Imagination with various superstitious and is celebrated by nearly all young people with games, tricks and parties of curious natures. Some people go nhout the streets dressed to imitate some ghost or goblings and ask for apples, candies and other fruits and dainties.

That, of course, is a very modern custom which is not so refined as the actions of the originators nf thejiystem as those of the early Britons. The. children look forward for the happy day which reveals so manv different pleasures. COKINNE WILSON, age 13, Ste. 3 Komoka 817 St.

Paul's Grade 8, Laura Secord school A Jack Lantern Transparency o. Ijinteni Man. you think you're lieice and bolct, lint your month was cut to only grin, you see. And your fieri- eyes iusl twinkle in your head of pumpkin gold. Jackv Lantern Man.

VOL CAN'T SCARE ME! This lantern would like to hang in your window, for it is a transparency. It is made of two pieces of heavy paper with a piece of colored tissue paper between them. Have you piece of pumpkin-colored If not, use a sheet from your drawing tablet and color it with your paints or rayons. i''iom the heavy paper cut two pumpkin heads like the pattern. Cut the eyes, nose and mouth very carefully and be sure that they are Just alike in both pieces.

Paste a piece of red or yellow tissue paper over the eyes, nose and mouth in one pumpkin, then paste the two pumpkins together with the tissue paper between them. Now. the Jack o' lantern transparency is ready to have a loop of narrow ribbon or cord and bang In your window. I.ook through it at the light and the eyes, nose and grinning mouth will glow with a red or yellow light. If you make your transparency neatlv.

your school teacher may ask you to hang it In one of your schoolroom windows. A SPLENDID PARTY Prize The door bell rang with a startling ring and in pop-ped a head. It turned out to be a friend of mine who had taken a run over to tell us that her mother said she could hove a party on Hallowe'en. My, how s'd felt, and I promised to be there. On the night I couldnt find an entrance as the front door was locked and a large pumpkin head hanging over the door.

After walking around the house I found the back cellar door bore a card on which was written: "Entrance," and I pushed the door open and went down a flight of stairs and along a narrow path which was lit with pumpkin false faces, and candles. I walked until I came to a staircase und out of two doors which were on each side of the stairs, appeared two pumpkin heads which were fastened on long sticks and followed by two masked figures. Oh! what a fright they gave me and I was directed to go up the stairs which I did and came into the dining room. I found that a few of the guests had already arrived. When the others came we played games of all sorts which were suitable for the night and after a light supper we were supplied with music to which some of the girls and boys danced and At nine sharp, a loud bell rang and we were Hold line up in a single row.

Then came In a girl dressed up like a fairy carrying a tray on which cards lay. We each took a card and on each was written the name our partner and we then took off our disguises and carrying a pumpkin head de-parted down the haunted path again until we came to the open air. This broke up the merrv evening. MAY Cl'SHMAN, 2fii Tecumseh street, Grade 9. Ten- 1 tral Collegiate, City I CREEPY GAMES! Prize Dear Editor: I don't profess to know much about Hallowe'en, but I will tell what I do know.

Hallowe'en Is the. eve of All-Hallows, or All-Suints' Day. I'pon that day (Hallowe'en) the young people play all sorts of mischievous prinks and at night light up hollow pump, kins with candles. There are two slits cut in he rind for the eyes, and just below a long perpendicular slit for a nose, while the mouth seems to wear an ugly griti and gives the whole thing a weird appearance. In many I he.

tecs parties of light-hearted children gather to enjoy I tiieir.scivc playing bob-apple, ghosts and iinny other I cre py games Hallowe'en is not kept In some parts of I In' in Canada it is ulways celebrated. Hoping I in a. i rise I 1 remain, your friend. I AV.LLTE FILLEItY. age 13, 621 Toronto street.

Grade 7, I Wellington school. I DRESSING AS BOY OR GHOST (Prize.) Dear Editor: This "Hallowe'en" I am going out, because 1 think it is far more fun than going to a party. Last year I dressed as a cowboy, but this year I am going to dress either as a ghost or a boy. I will see lots of witches and clowns because I know lots of girls and boys that are going dress as them. Some of us will carry pumpkins and will have a candle Inside to make it light.

Hallowe'en is the last day of this month and Is on a Tuesdav. BETTY STANTON, Suite 2, Smith Court, Smith street. Grade Carlton school. ALL SAINTS' EVE Hallowe'en is an abbreviation for All Hallows tide. name which means when all the witches, ghosts, goblins, brow nies, elfs, fairies, and spirits have a good time.

Hallowe'en Is on October 31st, because It is the day of the eve of All Saints day. It was late on Hallowe'en eve and a masquerade ball was being held at tne mayor's house. The music and dancing was going on successfully, when all at once a ficream was heard. The music and dancing stopped and everyone looked toward the door at a group of ghosts. There was a lot of screaming and everyone hid except the mayor.

He walked up to the door where the ghosts were and took the sheets of them one by one. The people looked out from their hiding places and to their amazement they only saw a group of city children. These children when hearing of the ball had planned to scare the people at the ball. The mayor foigave them and Invited them all into supper. GLADYS DA KIN'S, Age 11, 479 Ellice avenue.

Grade 6, Ishister school. MELT LEAD TO LEARN FUTURE The last day of October Is tailed Hallowe'en because It Is the evening before All Hallows or All Saints day. which comes on the first day of November. On this evening evil spirits and witches are said to go everywhere doing mischief. l'or many years It has been observed by playing pranks on people.

Some think that on that night you ran Unci out what is going to happen In the future. cine way to find out what you are going to be is to melt lead and if it turns into a plough Jou are going to 1 be a farmer, if It turns into a saw jou are going to a carpenter and if it turns into an automobile jou are going to be a jitney man. I am going to paint my face and go around getting1 apples. 1 think this is all I am going to say th time, but I hope I ill get a ticket to the show. Yours truly, JOHN SWEET, Age 9, Grade 5.

Mulvey school. a suitable'subject Dear Editor: I this is a very suitable subject and am going to tr my luck at It. Early in the Ttl. century a fast or festival Was held en the 31st of oc 'ier, on the occasion of dedicating the Pathern Trir.p'e honor of Jupiter the Avenger and to the worship of i he Tru" God and the Invocation of the virgin Mary. Ii Scotland In the early times the young people used to choose their partners on this night.

They would crack puts and eat apples and have a good time. Last Hallowe'en I dressed up in my brother's suit and rap and went out villi two other girls disgu'ed as boys. We had lots of fin and sometimes went around to the houses and asked Hallowe'en apples. We got some scares, too, thinkii we saw some ghosts. I must close my letter now.

With best wishes to the Tribune Junior. I remain. MYRTLE Mc.Mn'lll'n, 337 Yaughan street, Central Collegiate. City. WE ASK FOR APPLES Hallowe'en is a very pleis-W tin- for all vont folks They foiward with He greatest of hopeg for A ippy tine.

In devil rn-lurd He young people Hal'owe'en nni'v inuirs. In Siotlend ard Wa! until a vrv few years agi t'n-ir I i a Ho've'i ri r.f Ir nd'P" around hich 1 hev played their ra-M and told stores. To the perple ef Cnnnda reeh-i'c It by iiirwVr 'Cf tr. and g'ing around a. 'nt for and cindy.

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