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Neewollah
Neewollah Festival (Halloween spelled backwards) is an annual festival during the last week of October, in Independence, Kansas. History Neewollah began in 1919, as an effort to provide positive activities for kids of all ages in place of the typical Halloween pranks that occurred in the community of Independence, Kansas. In the beginning, the events centered on parades, morning, afternoon, and night on October 31. The parades consisted mainly of decorated cars and carriages. Queens and princesses from area festivals rode in the parades, along with our own Queen Neelah who was selected based on votes bought at a penny each. The Great Depression and World War II interrupted the Neewollah celebration but in 1958 four businessmen revived and elaborated on the Neewollah theme bringing it back as a 3-day celebration. Today, Neewollah is the largest annual celebration in Kansas. The city of Independence will grow from a town of just under 8600 inhabitants to 75,000 in the final days ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Neewollah Festival (Halloween spelled backwards) is an annual festival during the last week of October, in Independence, Kansas. History Neewollah began in 1919, as an effort to provide positive activities for kids of all ages in place of the typical Halloween pranks that occurred in the community of Independence, Kansas. In the beginning, the events centered on parades, morning, afternoon, and night on October 31. The parades consisted mainly of decorated cars and carriages. Queens and princesses from area festivals rode in the parades, along with our own Queen Neelah who was selected based on votes bought at a penny each. The Great Depression and World War II interrupted the Neewollah celebration but in 1958 four businessmen revived and elaborated on the Neewollah theme bringing it back as a 3-day celebration. Today, Neewollah is the largest annual celebration in Kansas. The city of Independence will grow from a town of just under 8600 inhabitants to 75,000 in the final day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |