By: Callie Honeycutt, Staff Writer
No matter who you are, or where you’re from, you have a favorite time of the year, whether it’s Fourth of July in the heat of summer or Valentine’s Day in the dead of winter.
But what’s my favorite time of the year, you ask? Oh, why it’s HALLOTHANKSMAS, of course!
Now, you’re probably wondering, – what is Hallothanksmas? Well, it’s all three of your favorite holidays – Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas – combined into one super-holiday.
You have Halloween with free candy, Thanksgiving with free food and Christmas with free presents. Christmas is my favorite. We get the long break from school, usually get to see our family, and it has the best candy of them all: candy canes.
Also, each specific holiday has its traditions. For Halloween, I have been helping out at Wanchese Woods with my mom. At Christmas, I ring the Salvation Army bell with my parents. These tiny traditions are special because I get to do them with my family while helping other people.
The first holiday of the triumphant trio is Halloween. As a little kid, my favorite part of Halloween was trick-or-treating, but as I have grown up, trick-or-treating has become more of a little-kid thing, but I try to participate as much as I can.
I have always loved Halloween because you dress up, get candy and go to tons of parties. Post candy-collection, I sort out Reese’s (for my dad) and the Almond Joys (for my mom).
The second holiday of the big three is Thanksgiving. This is a time when you can catch up with family all the while eating really good food. There’s nothing better than sitting down at a big table with your family eating a plate full of ooey-gooey mac & cheese and perfectly cooked turkey.
And the third holiday of the holy trinity is Christmas. Not only is Christmas an amazing day, it has a great atmosphere.
The feeling of knowing you are helping others is the best, probably just as good as the feeling of giving gifts. And not only that, Christmas is a double whammy for me because my sister’s birthday is on Christmas Eve.
New Year’s ends the Hallothanksmas season and brings us into the new year with a bang.
If you ever need a word to describe the warm feeling from October to December and throughout the holiday season, please feel free to scream: HAPPY HALLOTHANKSMAS! (Please don’t do this in class, though.)
Sophomore Callie Honeycutt can be reached at 22honeycuttca54@daretolearn.org.
