If you missed the parade of ghouls and goblins, monsters and princesses today on the Main Street of Roxbury, you have missed the essence of Halloween. Led by the Roxbury marching band, pre-schoolers through 6th graders marched south then north along Main Street. The parade is the kick-off for trick or treating initiated by the youngest in the afternoon hours, followed by the grade-schoolers as it becomes dark. Teens who are too sophisticated to dress up hang out in the center of town and the more considerate ones refrain from throwing eggs, spraying shaving cream, and breaking jack-o'lanterns. The fire department attracts teens and adults with hot drinks and donuts.
Some houses in Roxbury indulge in the ever more popular tradition of decoration. Some create assemblages of harvest figures and vegetables while others feature jack o'lanterns that are interesting by day and by night. The most recent practice, however, is the use of lights in Halloween colors, outlining porches and shrubbery. Notable on Strattons Falls Road is the yard full of hundreds of pumpkins all carved and lit at night. On Main Street be sure to see the harvest figure falling through the porch roof and another house that features lights and children's decorations
The photos in the gallery were taken by Manhattan Country School students several years ago in Roxbury, showing that the traditions haven't changed that much in recent years, and featuring hand made costumes by local residents still seen in annual parades.
Join Ginny Scheer tonight on Catskills Folk at 7 p.m. on WIOX 91.3 fm for more about Halloween interspersed with traditional Catskills square dance music.
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