Halloween in Tulita

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Halloween is a bit different here in Tulita.

The kids came by trick-or-treating on Friday the 28th. We weren’t aware that this was happening in advance, but fortunately we had a supply of cookies on hand. Here, trick-or-treaters don’t knock or ring the bell, they just open the door walk right into your house. This seems odd when you are used to living in big cities.

There was an adult Halloween dance on the Saturday. Around 1/4 of the town was there, and there were some good costumes. There were decorations, smoke machines, strobe lights, laser lights, and chips and pop for sale. We played games like musical chairs, pop the balloons, and hot potato. It was kind of like a junior high school dance, with most people sitting around the periphery not dancing. There were some very functional door prizes:

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…and we won the grand prize: the TV!

I made us wolf & sheep costumes.

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Early Winter in Tulita

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The sun now rises at 10am and sets at 6pm. We lose about 7 minutes of daylight every day. Temperature highs are now around -10°C and lows are around -15°C. There hasn’t been much precipitation so there isn’t enough snow for skiing and snowmobiling yet, but the small amounts of snow make everything pretty.

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