During the COVID-19 pandemic, Catasauqua Borough scuttled its annual 2020 October Halloween parade. It was the first parade cancellation in recent memory.

The replacement parade was called the 2020 Halloween (Un)Parade.

For the Halloween (Un)Parade, residents were asked to consider decorating their property for Halloween. Council President Vincent Smith noted this was a contest sponsored by the borough and borough businesses.

A similar home decoration contest was held during the December 2020 holiday season.

In October 2020, a 9-foot skeleton named Skelly turned up on a front lawn around the 1300 block of Race Street. No one has reported Skelly walking around to date, so there is a question if he might be violating any Catasauqua anti-loitering ordinances.

Catasauqua council member and borough volunteer Deb Mellish relayed her understanding that Skelly was an entry in the Halloween (Un)Parade.

Reportedly, Skelly was not picked for an awarded prize, and he reportedly made no bones about not being selected as a winner.

Clearly, developing as a conversation piece and curiosity in Catasauqua, Skelly has been celebrating the holidays as they have rolled by since October 2020. Currently, Skelly is now seen holding the flag of Ireland and an empty bottle of Budweiser.

Because Skelly lacks vocal cords, the supposition was he may have been planning to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Despite no one seeing him walk from the location he has occupied since October, a question remained whether or not he was going to walk to a local pub to celebrate the March 17 holiday.

The prominent aspect of Skelly is his skull with his deep, dark eye sockets. Skulls are associated with death and mortality. This accounts for their popularity in horror movies and as a Halloween prop.

However, for some, a skull is a sign of good luck, a triumph over adversity or a symbol of knowledge gained.

It appears, unless Skelly is convicted of violating a Catasauqua anti-loitering ordinance and captured by Catasauqua Police Department or he disappears during a quiet, dark new moon cycle, he may be around a while.