Halloween Informative Speech
Summer's almost over. The kids are back at school. The lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, those days of soda and pretzels and beer, etc., are a thing of the past. What we did during them either a guilty secret or a vaguely recalled memory.
Now it's time to turn our full attention to the next major event on our collective calendar, at least here in the USA. I'm referring of course to All Hallows' Eve. Or All Saints Eve. Or, as it's most commonly known these days, Halloween, which takes place every year on October 31st.
Yes, it's time to get into the Spirit of Halloween.
A lot of people in the U.S. regard it as their most favourite "holiday" (in quotes because it's not officially a holiday, i.e. it's a normal working day, if it falls on Mon-Fri, …show more content…
Samhain's thought to have been a celebration of the end of the harvest season, when the living and the dead overlap and - here's the really scary part - it's thought the dead came back to walk the earth ("Walking Dead" style, maybe?) and wreak havoc by spreading disease and ruining …show more content…
It was generally light-hearted fun - just knocking on people's doors and running away, and such like - but I remember it gave us a bit of a thrill just to go round being mischievous. Good, clean fun, but it really was fun.
Now, would kids today react so innocently to being told "Trick"? I'm not so sure, but, as I say, I'm tempted to try it and find out. Wish me luck!
Fun for Everyone
Regardless of whether you're a trick-or-treater, or just handing over the treats, it's great fun for everybody. The kids and people dressing up have a great time doing so, and the people welcoming their ghoulish guests have a ton of fun just admiring the costumes, some of which are pretty ingenious.
And then again, many homeowners get into the spirit and do some fairly outlandish things when it comes to decorating their homes. I remember taking my daughter around one Halloween. One home was done up so scarily (tombstones, lightning flashes, creaking doors, ghoulish laughter, etc.), she refused to go near it! She gets embarrassed to this day if I tease her about it.
So, whether you're trick-or-treating, or just treating, get into the spirit of Halloween and treat yourself and/or your home to the best in Halloween delights and
Now it's time to turn our full attention to the next major event on our collective calendar, at least here in the USA. I'm referring of course to All Hallows' Eve. Or All Saints Eve. Or, as it's most commonly known these days, Halloween, which takes place every year on October 31st.
Yes, it's time to get into the Spirit of Halloween.
A lot of people in the U.S. regard it as their most favourite "holiday" (in quotes because it's not officially a holiday, i.e. it's a normal working day, if it falls on Mon-Fri, …show more content…
Samhain's thought to have been a celebration of the end of the harvest season, when the living and the dead overlap and - here's the really scary part - it's thought the dead came back to walk the earth ("Walking Dead" style, maybe?) and wreak havoc by spreading disease and ruining …show more content…
It was generally light-hearted fun - just knocking on people's doors and running away, and such like - but I remember it gave us a bit of a thrill just to go round being mischievous. Good, clean fun, but it really was fun.
Now, would kids today react so innocently to being told "Trick"? I'm not so sure, but, as I say, I'm tempted to try it and find out. Wish me luck!
Fun for Everyone
Regardless of whether you're a trick-or-treater, or just handing over the treats, it's great fun for everybody. The kids and people dressing up have a great time doing so, and the people welcoming their ghoulish guests have a ton of fun just admiring the costumes, some of which are pretty ingenious.
And then again, many homeowners get into the spirit and do some fairly outlandish things when it comes to decorating their homes. I remember taking my daughter around one Halloween. One home was done up so scarily (tombstones, lightning flashes, creaking doors, ghoulish laughter, etc.), she refused to go near it! She gets embarrassed to this day if I tease her about it.
So, whether you're trick-or-treating, or just treating, get into the spirit of Halloween and treat yourself and/or your home to the best in Halloween delights and