With Halloween just around the corner, we’ve taken a look in our archive to find some spooky photos of previous Halloween celebrations in Edinburgh and the Lothians.
We found great photos of Edinburgh youngsters out guising on the city’s streets and lots of pumpkin picking, apple dooking and dressing up. While many of the Halloween traditions remain much the same in the Capital, these photos will take you back to days gone by and help get you into the Halloween spirit.
5. Perfect pumpkins
Zoe Young aged 7 gets her pumpkins ready for Halloween in 2012. Photo: Sandy Young
6. Time to dook
A Halloween party held at Lauriston community centre in October 1970, with those in attendance dooking for apples. Photo: Bill Buchanan
7. Frightening
Greater Grassmarket's free Halloween event photocall in 2017 at The Vennel with Liam Lambie as Dracula, Talia Stirling as the Witch and Taylor McEvoy (9). Photo: Greg Macvean
8. Spidergirl
Fiona Kukk, aged six, in spider costume for the Guisers Parade on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, a highlight of the Guys and Guisers programme of performing arts specially for children around Halloween, October 1988. Photo: Hamish Campbell