why is halloween important to you religiously speaking
2006-09-05 07:06:31 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i forgot to say this question is for Pagans, sorry oh well you got points out of it :)
2006-09-05 07:10:40 · update #1
Jesus Christ: nice answer! i love family guy peter is very wise :)
2006-09-05 07:12:02 · update #2
it is an important tradition for wiccans/pagans.
sort of like christmas is an important tradition for christians
or ramadan is an important tradition for muslims.
or passover an important tradition for jewish folks.
it is the high holy day of the wiccan/pagan religion
so i view it much like i would the others mentioned.
with respect for the tradition.
and appreciation for what the tradition represents or celebrates.
2006-09-05 07:13:46 · answer #1 · answered by Sufi 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Halloween is not important to pagans. Samhain, which falls near that date, is. The Samhain date changes every year and astrologically it falls at 15 degree Scorpio. Consequently, sometimes it actually does fall on Oct. 31 but more often than not, it lands somewhere in the first few days of November.
2006-09-05 14:14:25 · answer #2 · answered by gjstoryteller 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I follow a Celtic path, so Samhain is the beginning of our new year. It is a time for honoring our ancestors and celebrating the harvest. It marks the season that I start to become more introspective and I review the last year. It is a time for a thinning of the veil between the worlds and divination. For a very good article on Samhain written by a professor of Celtic studies:
http://snlemons.iweb.bsu.edu/docs/Celtic/Samhain.pdf
2006-09-05 14:46:24 · answer #3 · answered by Witchy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because All Hallowed Eve is the day when the veil between the spirit world and our own is thinnest and therefore is the best time to call forth spirits. And yes, it is a religious holiday. As is Easter - which is named after the Pagan goddess Esther. (it's the spring fertility celebration)
2006-09-05 14:11:12 · answer #4 · answered by chartneck 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's not, but my birthday is only 4 days after Halloween so I like to celebrate it there.
2006-09-05 14:08:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
AHHHH!! AAHHH!! AAAAAHh!
Translated: I find it's the only day of the solar year in which I can go outside without a costume on.
2006-09-05 14:26:07 · answer #6 · answered by chewie_says 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG some of these answers are so funny and rediculous.
Holloween NOOOOOOOO!!!! not halloween. im im im ...a...christian. lol. just scary how closed minded people really are now thats much scarier than holloween
2006-09-05 14:27:16 · answer #7 · answered by eightieschick70 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween isn't important to me religiously or any other way.
2006-09-05 14:13:20 · answer #8 · answered by Patience 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Religiously speaking, it is not important to me. Culturally speaking, it is fun.
2006-09-05 14:08:51 · answer #9 · answered by ItsJustMe 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It isn't.
Isn't it only "important" for Satanists (because they do human sacrifices and spread evil, of course.) and some Christians (because they know about the sacrifices and pray against the evil that'll eat people's souls? Or is it the weevil that will eat their crops?).
2006-09-05 14:14:44 · answer #10 · answered by Jack Of All 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋