By May Lim
When do we really like school? When
we have our school festival, when the domestic classes take model exams, and when
we have suddenly gotten the notice that we have to go back to our home due to
sudden typhoon, we like school. Here’s another question. When do we really have
a blast in school? The only answer to this question is probably FOLA. And at
this point in my school life when all the assignments and SATs and homework
overlap, all I want to say is this: I WANT FUN.
Compared to English speaking
countries, Halloween culture hasn’t developed much in Korea. People skip over
Halloween, thinking of it as a superficial ritual in which they share candies
with their friends and teachers. However, Halloween means much more than that.
Remember the days when you carved a jack-o-lantern yourself and had it in front
of your porch? Remember when you walked around houses to houses, emptying your
candy bag often so that you can get more candy? Like this, we have so many good
memories about Halloween.
In this article, the reason why we
should have a celebrated Halloween in Daewon can be basically separated into
two reasons: celebrating a world-wide holiday as means of broadening our
perspective internationally and sharing happiness by sharing candies.
When Daewon is all about fostering
the so-called “global leaders” and expanding our domain to an international
level, why doesn’t Daewon give respect to an international holiday, Halloween,
as much as it deserves? With the motto “Koreans Branching Out Across The World”,
getting along well with the culture around the world is an essential quality to
be global leaders. Knowing how to make decent pumpkin pies, knowing which
costume fits you the best, and mostly understanding thoroughly the culture
itself is a big part of living in a global society. By providing these
opportunities in school, students would be able to develop their abilities to
adjust to different cultures flexibly, not necessarily restricted only to
Halloween but also to different cultural ceremonies such as Thanksgiving or
Easter Day.
Another reason we must celebrate
Halloween is sharing love. To see this in a big frame, chocolate has almost
always been a tool for sharing love. On Valentine’s Day, White Day, Christmas,
and on any other special occasions, people share chocolate and candies to send
their love to people whom they care. While Daewon is full of competition and is
all about self development, we need love. To our friends we care about and to
our teachers who we always admire, we would like to show our love towards each
other by sharing what we have. By sending each other chocolates, we will acknowledge
how much we love each other once more, leading to a happier school life.
With all the other benefits
Halloween carries, having a holiday in Daewon will give us so many benefits,
from broader experiences to contagiously benevolent school lives. Therefore,
give us a break, Daewon.
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