Londonderry’s cultural reinvention on display at Halloween festival

Londonderry’s cultural reinvention on display at Halloween festival

Silhouetted in the night sky atop 400-year-old walls encircling the heart of Londonderry, or Derry, in Northern Ireland, a man spins flaming batons and another swallows fire, delighting children in Halloween costumes below. Nearby, steampunk time-travellers on stilts with illuminated globes navigate ancient cobbles on another street. Around a corner, young people dressed as zombies … Read more