"Halloween . Scenario of the party"

              Halloween . Scenario of the party .

 

Professor Sprout : Hello to everybody

Professor McGonagal :  We are glad to welcome you here ,

 in the grand hall of Hogwarts School , the best School of

Witchcraft and Wizardry .What day is it today ? Do you

remember ?

Prof Sprout : Oh , yes . It is 31 October today and we have

gathered here to celebrate Halloween , one of the most

charming holidays of the year . It is a pity , but Albus Dumbledore , our headmaster , the greatest Wizard of all times

is absent . So my colleague , Professor McGonagal , and I ,

Professor Sprout , will help you to feel comfortable at

our party Prof McGonagal : So , our dear students , with what creatures

Do you associate Halloween ?

( Possible answers : ghosts , witches , black cats , goblins , demons , vampires , zombies , skeletons etc. )

Prof Sprout : In reality , some of  you , especially the first-year

students are afraid  of many things such as mice , spiders ,

darkness . But today we hope you will be afraid of nothing .

A SONG

Who is afraid of big black spiders ,

Big black spiders ,

Big black spiders ,

Who is afraid of big black spiders ?

We are not afraid of big black spiders ,

Big black spiders ,

Big black spiders ,

We are not afraid of big black spiders ,

No , no , not we .

Prof McGonagal : Can anybody explain the origin of magic that is inseparably connected with this holiday ?

Ss : Of course , we can . The ancient Druids  who inhabited what we now call Great Britain divided the year  into two seasons : a growing season and winter : Life and Death . Druids placed great importance on the passing one season  to the next . Summer officially ended  on October 31 . On that day people celebrated festival called Samhain , the Celtic  New Year . And the day after Samhain was the first day of winter .  Being between seasons , Samhain was considered a very magical time it was believered that the boundaries  between our world and the world of the dead were weakened .

Prof Sprout :You are quite right . The ancient people feared that the disembodied spirits  would come back in search of living bodies to possess for the next year . But do not be afraid . We , the teachers of Hogwarts , will not allow any strangers to be present at our party .

Prof McGonagal : Still , some spirits are present at our party . They have been living inHogwarts for so many year that we cannot imagine our life  without them . They are Nearly Headless Nick , the Bloody Baron ( the words from the hall :

“ I am here “ ) , the Peeves , our Poltergeist .

Prof Sprout : Well , as Halloween is a fun day for kids and adults we will play some games . Do you see these syrup-coated scones , hanging up on strings ? You will have to eat them without using your hands .

Prof McGonagal : Now I have got a very simple question for you. Look around . What are the traditional colours  of Halloween ?  ( black and orange )

Prof Sprout : An orange colour… What does it remind me of ?

Oh, yes , a pumpkin . Have a look at this  jack-o-lantern . Is not it funny ? By the way  , who has made it ? (voices from the hall :

“ We have “ Then tell us how you have managed to create such a masterpiece .

Ss : It was not difficult . We chose a big orange pumpkin , cut the top of it , took out its contents , carved two eyes and a mouth-  it was the most difficult piece of work . Then we took a candle  and put it inside a hollow pumpkin .

Prof Sprout : Well done , well done . You will be surprised , but thanks to Professor Trelony  the spirit of Jack is present at our party .

Jack : Hello to everybody . I am Jack . When I was alive and lived in Ireland I was a drunkard and trickster . When I died I was denied the entrance to Heaven and to Hell . Instead the devil gave me a single ember to light my way through the darkness .

The ember was placed inside a hollow turnip to keep it glowing longer . Since those times I have been wandering around the world with this lantern .  And now I will tell you a story . It is as gloomy as my fate .

In the dark , dark wood

There was a dark , dark house

And in the dark , dark house

There was a dark , dark room

And in that dark , dark room

There was a dark , dark bookcase

And in that dark , dark bookcase

There was a dark , dark box

And in that dark , dark box  there was  a ghost .

Prof McGonagal : Poor Jack . And now meet the best student of Griffindor –Hermione Granger . She will prove once again that she is the best at Portions lessons .

Hermione Granger’ song :

Take three snake’ s teeth and four frog’ s legs ,

A tortoise’ s tail and eight ant’ s eggs ,

Say “Abracadabra , jim , jam , jel “

And now you’ve got a magic spell .

Take a black bat’ s ear and monkey’ s toes ,

A butterfly’ s  eye and a rabbit’ s  nose ,

Say “ Abracadabra , jim , jam , jel “ .

And now you’ve got a magic spell .

Prof Sprout :  A brilliant student , a funny song . It’s time for fun again . Another  interesting game we play at Halloween’ s night

Is bobbing for apples . Does anybody know the origin of this tradition ?

S1 : In 43 AD , the Roman Empire conquered the Celts . The Celtic festival of Samhain was adopted by the Roman invaders and was celebrated at the same time as a Roman celebration of the harvest . It was a day to honour Pomona , the Roman  goddess of fruit and trees . The symbol  of Pomona is the apple , which might explain the origin of this tradition .

Prof Mc Gonagal : We have filled a tub with water and put some apples there . You see they are floating on the surface . The  players will bob for apples . They are not allowed to use hands .

Prof Sprout : Halloween Rap . Meet Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley .

Ha – ha – ha Halloween

Sing ha – ha – ha Halloween

It’s October

Thirty-one-

The time of year

To have some fun .

I’m a vampire ,

You are a ghost .

The time of the year

I  love the most .

Wear a witch’ s hat ,

Wear a white sheet ,

Knock at the door ,

Play trick or treat .

Cut the pumpkin ,

Put in a light ,

No evil spirit

Can come tonight .

We’ve got chocolate ,

Sweets and cakes .

November  one

I’ve got toothache

Prof McGonagal : I’ll mention one more tradition which has survived unchanged to this day . It’s very popular in Ireland

But in Hogwarts we observe it too . We call it baking .  The elves

living at Hogwarts have made a big cake and placed a plain ring

In it before baking . Whoever finds this ring will find his or her true love next year .  Now , help youselves .

Prof Sprout : So , who has got a ring ? Our congratulations !

Well , Halloween won’t be a real one without the tradition

of trick – or – treating . Meet Madam Hooch , the teacher of Flying . You will be delighted to know how she participated

in the celebration of this holiday when she was a girl . Ask her

questions .

Possible questions :

1. Did you celebrate Halloween when you were a girl ?
2. What costumes did you wear ?
3. Did you take part in trick-or-treating ?
4. What did your neighbours give you ?

Prof McGonagal : The night has come . Before finishing our party I suggest sining a song .

A SONG

Twinkle , twinkle , little star ,

How I wonder what you are .

Up above the world so high

Like the diamond in the sky .

When the blazing sun is gone ,

When nothing shines upon ,

Then you show your little light

Twinkle ,twinkle , all the night .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Кирєєва Наталія Андріївна

Категорія: вища, вчитель-методист ЗОШ № 2 ім. Г.Я. Базими, м. Путивль, Сумська обл.

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