Halloween is just around the corner and celebrating in true Irish style, Home Bar in Marbella are putting on a Halloween Quiz Night on Saturday October 30th. Best to get there at 7:30pm to get your seats for the quiz which starts at 8pm.

Gerry McGovern, owner of Home Bar, will be serving delicious tapas whilst you compete for the Halloween title!

You will need to be in teams of 4 (please put your teams together) – with a maximum of 10 tables. If you can’t make up a team of 4, please call Finola on the number below.

Dress Code & Theme: As spooky as you dare.

Price: €2 per person.

Facts about Halloween

• Orange and black are Halloween colours because orange is associated with the Autumn harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
• Jack o’ Lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
• The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. To avoid being recognized as human, they began wearing masks and costumes.
• Halloween sweets sales average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States alone.
• Chocolate bars are top of the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters with Snickers coming in at number 1.
• Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated from the roman harvest festival that honours Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.
• Black cats were once believed to protect the powers of witches.

Bar Home Halloween Quiz Night Location:

Avenida Antonio & Belon, (street parallel to the lighthouse on the paseo).

For more information, please call Finola Sloyan, the Vice President, on: +34 607 340 523 or send an e-mail to finola@irishclubmarbella.com Or simply visit www.irishclubmarbella.com