Topic: Halloween
Organization: Chronological
Specific Purpose: to inform my audience about the history of Halloween and why we celebrate it today.
I. Introduction
A. Attention Getter: When the leaves start turning different colors and the temperature starts dropping, it makes me think about Halloween.
B. Relevance: Halloween is a holiday celebrated today, in the 21st century, with trick-or-treating and haunted houses.
C. Credibility Statement: Halloween is a night of candy, costumes, and fun that only comes around once a year on October 31st.
D. Central Idea: Why do we celebrate Halloween, where did it begin? Only a few people truly know.
E. Initial Preview: Throughout this speech, I will have informed you about its origin, what truly is
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Celts lived 2,000 years ago in an area where today is the land of Ireland, United Kingdom, and Northern France (Who Invented Halloween, 2012).
2. Samhain is a festival to recognize the end of the summer and the beginning of a new year.
3. Celts believed that the boundary between the world of the living and the dead became blurred, where the ghosts of the dead returned to Earth (The History of Halloween, 2013).
Transition to 2nd main point: Now that we understand how Halloween began, let’s examine furthermore on what is Halloween.
B. “Hallows’ Eve” or “Holy Eve” is a day to remember the dead.
1. The Celts had a big party, it was all about scaring the ghosts and the spirits away from town.
2. They lit bonfires and sacrifice fruit to favor the spirits they would do this to avoid their wrath.
3. The Celts feared the evil spirits walking amongst the living which is why the townspeople dressed up in costumes to be disguised, and that way they were ignored by spirits (The Origin of Halloween, n.d.).
Transition to 3rd main point: Now that we have learned how Halloween originated and what it is, let’s take a closer look to why we celebrate it here in the America’s.
C. C
1. Halloween came to the North America between the late 19th and early 20th centuries by the Irish