Halloween Informative Speech

First is the history of Halloween all according to a 2017 article from LiveScience by Benjamin Radford. Around 2,000 years ago in the United Kingdom Ireland, and the northern part of France the people called the Celts started this holiday. They called it Samhain back then instead of Halloween. November 1st marked their new year which resulted in them celebrating on October 31st. The New Year brought wintertime which to them meant death. On the night before winter which was October 31st, they believe that the spirits of the Dead came back. They wore costumes, put on bonfires, burned crops and sacrificed animals. When the Romans

In human nature there exists a morbid desire to explore the darker realms of life. As sensitive beings we make every effort to deny our curiosity in the things that frighten us, and will calmly reassure our children that there aren't any creatures under their beds each night, but deep down we secretly thrive on that cool rush of fear. Despite our efforts to maintain a balance of respectable emotions, we are a society of people who slow down to look at traffic accidents and find excitement in the macabre. We turn off the lights when watching scary movies, and when it's time to go to bed, we secretly make sure the closet doors are shut. Fear keeps our hearts pumping and endorphins rushing, for it is an emotion that reminds us of our

Halloween is the point at which you cut Jack o' Lanterns out of pumpkins, design the house with a ghoulish topic, parties, and go trap or treating way to entryway wearing ensembles. Halloween is praised by both kids and grown-ups. Kids spruce up in

One misty fall evening Jon and Jack were walking down an old street lined by lamp posts headed toward Jacks house. “I really love autumn don’t you Jon?” asked Jack. “Yeah I do, the cool crisp air, the changing of the leaves, Halloween on its way and Thanksgiving with ham and turkey,” replied Jon. “Yes Halloween is my favorite holiday with carving pumpkins, candy, dressing up and just the mystical feeling in the air,” said Jack. “Agreed,” said Jon. “Speaking of Halloween will you be dressing up as this year?” Asked Jon. “I was thinking about dressing up as a skeleton in a suit, what about you?” said Jack. “Probably a pirate,” said Jon. “Cool, are you going to go around the neighborhoods or just downtown?” said Jack. “Probably just

Halloween is a time for trick-or-treating, ghost stories, horror movies, and fun. It's all about having a good scare without being in any real danger. Or is it? These 10 true horror stories may make you think twice about how you celebrate All Hallows Eve this year.

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Woah! I screeched as the car slowly halted to a stop. “Sorry, Sorry” Dad said to me as he checked the other cars to see if he had hit anything. “Can you park a bit slower next time I angrily muttered as water dripped down the side of my pants. “Here’s a towel” Dad handed me while trying to straighten the car.

Gather the crosses and grab the salt!ㅡHalloween is approaching! It is almost that time of year again where it is socially acceptable to wear a hotdog costume in various public settings. As a matter of fact, as of last year, “Halloween retail spending is projected to be $8.4 billion [in America]” (“Halloween Spending Statistics, Facts and Trends”). One could purchase an insane amount of hotdog costumes with such money. As exemplified, we often use Halloween as a humorous outlet for our weird tendencies; it is also a time of year to act dark and spooky, which is also enticing. I believe Halloween is the best holiday because people dress in creative costumes, receive a variety of treats, but, amidst all this hoopla, fail to recognize the diverse origins of the holiday.

Over the years Halloween has drastically changed for me as far as how I celebrate it. My mother raised my brothers, sister and I as Jehovah’s Witness, so growing up we really did not get to participate in any sort of activities that involved the concept of Halloween. In school, we would be removed from the classroom and put into a separate classroom to read or to do homework, because the whole class was doing some sort of activity or creating Halloween deportations to take home. So probably throughout all of elementary school, this was how it was celebrated in my family. As we got older, my older brother married and had a baby; well his wife celebrated all the holidays and did what was “normal” for the holidays. So as we were surrounded by her and her family we slowly started to do go trick or treating with my niece and helping her pick out a costume. So we kind of started to do what was normal, we wanted to fit in. I remember that all the kids in elementary school would ask why I was put into a separate classroom. More towards the time I got to high school and graduated, we really started to participate more and actually dress up. My mother never really got offended. But she would ask why we would dress up? I think as I got older I just changed my mind set and just did what I wanted to do. Even up to know I do not have a

How much candy do we consume on halloween? Good question! On halloween american consume 600 million pounds of candy each year. Halloween is a time of celebration and superstition. It is thought to have originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off roaming ghosts. The evening before was known as All Hallows’ Eve and later Halloween. Halloween involves kid friendly activities such as: Hayrides, trick or treating, caramel apple making, scary movies.

Ghosts, goblins, witches and werewolves all come to life on the most awaited holiday of the year for children: Halloween. Simply stated, I love Halloween. The candy, costumes, and terror do not drive my love for the holiday as much as the tradition my family and I established. Trick or treating with my family not only included arriving home with more candy than I should consume in a year but also devouring a happy meal from McDonald’s. I cherish this tradition because of its bonding nature, and I clearly remember the night we began this tradition.

What exactly is Halloween? For many, it is merely a reason to dress up and be someone else for a night. For kids, it's a chance to collect loads of free candies and chocolates. For business people, it's an annual money-making machine. In truth, Halloween is basically a holiday so mixed up with historical facts that people perceive it as a night when you wear a costume and be whoever you want to be.

Halloween is about eight weeks away, but at Walt Disney World the preparations are underway for the annual Fall Special Event. Disney's select nights for Halloween celebrations run September 15 - November 01, 2015. The Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will start off with a howling good time as guests dress up for a trick-or-treat hunts September 15th. According to DisneyWorld's website the tickets will sell separately at $68.00 per person. The price will go up for tickets in October. According to Wesh.com on Thursday, September is the least crowded month of the year to visit the theme park.

Halloween is by far my favorite time of the year as it is the one day where walking around with a mask on is accepted by others. Masks hold quite a unique place in society and have been a part of human traditions for many years. It can transform anyone into something else entirely. A mask can hide the secret identity of a superhero, turn an actor into a character, or even allow creatures to walk among men. You may never know what is behind a mask until it is removed, but that is the best part of Halloween. Nobody is going to take off anyone’s mask. No one is going to strip away my disguise and reveal what is underneath. This is the real world and on Halloween I am able to hide in plain sight. Without this special occasion I would never be able

Halloween’s ancient heritage dates far back into the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain. The Celts, who existed around 2,000 years ago in the area that we now know as Ireland, Northern France, and the United Kingdom. They celebrated their new year on November 1st. November 1st was the date that is historically known for the harvesting of foods, the beginning of the cold, and dark winter. This is a time of year that was often associated with death. The Celts believed that on the night before the New Year (Halloween), the border among the worlds of the living and the dead became distorted. It is on the night of