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fandomhigh2017-07-17 11:53 am
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Understanding American Holidays, Monday, 3rd period
The classroom this week was decorated with orange and black and the occasional cobweb to really drive the point home of what might be the theme of the day.
One teacher was dressed up in a costume that had something to do with the weekend he'd had. "Welcome back. Hopefully your weekend wasn't too awful."
His involved building a hot tub on the roof of his building. Honestly, he was impressed that it was structurally stable.
The other one was slightly better? Maybe? "Today we're going to discuss Halloween," Steve said. "A holiday originally meant to celebrate the beginning of autumn--Samhain, in Irish."
"All Hallows' Eve when Christianity showed up," Tony added. "The idea was that on that day, spirits could roam free as the barriers between worlds thinned."
Spoooky.
"Which doesn't explain your outfit," Steve said. "At all."
"Ignore the jealous wolf in the room, kids," Tony said without missing a beat. "Somehow this tradition evolved into a sort of agreement of bribery. Treats would be given so the spirits would remain appeased and not harm anyone."
"That gradually morphed into paying the local kids off with candy so they didn't egg your door," Steve said dryly, "but only in certain countries, America being primary."
You couldn't see, but Tony was totally looking thoughtful about the egging. You could see the amazing cardboard helmet tilt to the side, though. "Capitalism at it's finest. In some cities it's a night for, well, some call it mischief. Others call it massive amounts of public and private property damage and vandalism."
And drinking. Always drinking.
"We're not going to encourage you in the mischief," Steve said sternly, "but we're giving you a bunch of costuming options. Pick one out and tell us why you chose it."
"And you get candy out of the deal to prepare for the holiday. The good stuff." He didn't let Steve pick old people candy. You're welcome.
One teacher was dressed up in a costume that had something to do with the weekend he'd had. "Welcome back. Hopefully your weekend wasn't too awful."
His involved building a hot tub on the roof of his building. Honestly, he was impressed that it was structurally stable.
The other one was slightly better? Maybe? "Today we're going to discuss Halloween," Steve said. "A holiday originally meant to celebrate the beginning of autumn--Samhain, in Irish."
"All Hallows' Eve when Christianity showed up," Tony added. "The idea was that on that day, spirits could roam free as the barriers between worlds thinned."
Spoooky.
"Which doesn't explain your outfit," Steve said. "At all."
"Ignore the jealous wolf in the room, kids," Tony said without missing a beat. "Somehow this tradition evolved into a sort of agreement of bribery. Treats would be given so the spirits would remain appeased and not harm anyone."
"That gradually morphed into paying the local kids off with candy so they didn't egg your door," Steve said dryly, "but only in certain countries, America being primary."
You couldn't see, but Tony was totally looking thoughtful about the egging. You could see the amazing cardboard helmet tilt to the side, though. "Capitalism at it's finest. In some cities it's a night for, well, some call it mischief. Others call it massive amounts of public and private property damage and vandalism."
And drinking. Always drinking.
"We're not going to encourage you in the mischief," Steve said sternly, "but we're giving you a bunch of costuming options. Pick one out and tell us why you chose it."
"And you get candy out of the deal to prepare for the holiday. The good stuff." He didn't let Steve pick old people candy. You're welcome.
Re: Listen to the lecture
Summer was helping herself to sweet sugary comfort as she was still coming to terms with the fact that all that weird shit she did this weekend wasn't actually all some sort of fever dream or brain parasite, but that it did all in fact actually happen. Like what. The. Hell?
Candy made it better, though she should probably slow down before she made the butterflies in her stomach worse, since she told herself if she didn't ask Hyachinthe out to dinner by the end of class, her chance was over.
It was nice to worry about normal teenager stuff instead of punishment from dumb giant god heads instead, though.