The education minister is urging parents to take their children to organised Halloween events this Hop-tu-naa.
Anne Craine says youngsters who go out singing from door to door on Friday evening should take care, because some people want to spoil the fun (audio file attached):
(Picture: Children with traditional carved turnips, at Cregneash).
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