how many Christians think that GOD don't mind us celebration Halloween?and why?

Answer 1

Halloween is a celebration of evil spirits and witches.

What fellowship can light have with darkness?

Answer 2

Celebrating the holiday is actually not in God's will in my opinion and belief. I used to celebrate Halloween...I am a former practitioner of the occult (Witchcraft). I celebrated it alright, and I do not believe now that I have come to Christ that it is to be celebrated. However, I do believe it is a night that the Word of God needs to be spread to counter the negative of the night.

I take from my Pagan background this much into my Christian life now, the holiday of Samhain (pronounced "sow-in", Irish Gaelic) was initially just a simple celebration like we all celebrate Thanksgiving in the states today. Sahmain literally translated means "end of harvest." It was a time of celebration of the harvest the Pagan farmers reaped. It then turned spiritually based, and became a night of fright when people began noticing how volatile this night was. It for some reason is a night where the doors of the spiritual world can be tapped into easily (been there, done that, not going back!); and in doing such gives rise to much evil that can pass through. Now many a Pagan will battle with me on this, but the battle will be with them alone. I will not engage in battle when I know the truth, because I lived it.

It comes down to this, the celebration of Samhain became a night to protect yourselves and family. The usage of Jack-O-Lanterns were to ward off evil spirits from the home, they would offer sweets and other foods to also keep them away; and dressing up was a way to hide yourself from the evil spirits that roamed the earth that night. So if we, as Christians, just take these methods and use them in a fun way while still incorporating the message of Christ (like at a Church Harvest Festival), I see so harm as a Christian in enjoying the night of Halloween. Let it be a night of fun, but never forget the message...cover yourself with the blood of Christ and spread the message as often as possible..

Answer 3

Halloween is celebrated for its cultural significance, not a pagan spiritual one. All Saints Day (November 1) and All Hallows' Eve (October 31) were created by the Christian Church to supplant the Celtic Samhain, which was indeed a celebration of the summer's and autumn's end (the Celts divided the year into two main divisions) during which the souls of the departed could, if they wished, reappear and join the living in feasting. The medieval church co-opted the motif of celebrating the blessed, or all holy, dead (those made holy by obedience to God), rather than of all dead, when Pope Gregory III, in the eighth century, made November 1st the feast day known as All Saint's Day (or All Hallows' Day).
Pope Gregory IV in 835 extended the celebration to the entire church (not just in areas occupied by Celts). To Christians the night before became All Hallows' Eve. For quite some time, in Celtic areas, people continued to celebrate All Hallow's Eve and though Halloween has its roots in Celtic paganism, its modern-day celebration is primarily a time of partying and prank-pulling. It was brought to America chiefly by Irish immigrants in the 1840's. The old elements of folklore are preserved as part of the merrymaking. Halloween is basically a hold over of some of the fun activities associated with pre-Christian Celtic celebration of summer's end and, thus more a celebration of Celtic heritage than religion.
We are celebrating part of our rich cultural heritage, not pre-Christian pagan religion. We are, in a way, spoofing ghoulies and goblins for fun.

Answer 4

Halloween is supposedly the "devils holiday" I personally don't like the holiday and could care less if it never went on but, GOD does not mind the holiday. I thought the same thing you did but I read recently that its all in good spirit and as long as you are not "being the costume" you are perfectly fine.

I hope I helped =)

Answer 5

Something to consider: The time of year that halloween is celebrated! It is in the same time frame as the "Feast of Trumpets/ RoshHashana" pagans created a celebration to take attention away from the "Feast of Trumpets/ RoshHashana" Just as the easter bunny takes away attention from the true meaning of Easter and santa claus and the receiving of gifts certainly entertain our young rather than the celebrating the birth of Christ.
Even the language there of would have us capitalize easter bunny,santa claus and halloween..... I refuse to spell it: Easter Bunny or Santa Claus or Halloween, capitalizing the first letter is to show importance on the word/thing...I refuse to comply!

Answer 6

Actually if you want to bring God into Halloween, He wouldn't want us celebrating it, it's all hallows eve. It's not a christian celebration, it has more satanism or Wicca, I'm not saying that's what it is, I'm just answering the question, it's not a Christian event.

Answer 7

Halloween is a contraction of the term All Hallows Eve - a Christian celebration.

What was your question, again ?

Answer 8

I don't think he minds it because it's not really a celebration of anything anymore. It's a fun night when kids get dressed up and get candy, and the bad kids tp someone's house. But the kids know (at least the smart ones know) that they don't ring someone's doorbell if they don't have a jack-o-lantern, because they will probably get yelled at.

Answer 9

Halloween's Pagan. :3

- 16 yo Pagan

Answer 10

I think god doesn't want us to celebrate Halloween. Halloween was created to invite spirits into our homes to sit down and eat with us. The holiday is extremely pagan and should not be practiced by Christians.