In Kilmarnock all the kids go guisin on the last Friday in October, where everywhere else has it on the 31st.
2006-10-29 00:36:02 · 2 answers · asked by jobbajack 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
This year Hallowe'en in Kilmarnock falls on Friday 27th October.
Did you know that in Kilmarnock Hallowe'en is traditionally celebrated on the last Friday of October, whether or not this is the 31st?
This tradition is thought to originate in the town’s mining and industrial past, when workers would be paid on a Friday and could therefore afford to splash out on celebratory confections.
The truth of this may never be known, but the practice has caused much confusion over the years, particularly among the children of incomers to the town who would turn up on doorsteps on the 31st only to be told by the weary householder: “Sorry, we’ve had it already.”
2006-10-29 00:44:31 · answer #1 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems to be because that is when the workers got paid, so could afford to buy treats.
2006-10-29 00:39:38 · answer #2 · answered by auld mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋