How Scotland celebrated Halloween in 7 pictures

Children's hallowe'en party at Greenside Parish Church in Edinburgh - children trying to catch treacle scones in November 1971.placeholder image
Children's hallowe'en party at Greenside Parish Church in Edinburgh - children trying to catch treacle scones in November 1971.

Before trick or treating and pumpkins came guising, neep lanterns and dookin' for apples.

Here were look at the traditions of Halloween in Scotland and the origins of some of the most common rituals of October 31.

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