...too late! What do you think? Huh?
2006-09-26 05:39:50 · 23 answers · asked by Adam Chambers 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Try to worry about something else. For example, people in North America spend billions of dollars on a hoilday called Christmas while millions go hungry and many have no housing. That seems pagan to me, And what I know about the history of Valentines day is pretty perverted. People will do what they do and you do not have to participate in Hallowe'en or any other occasion if you think it is wrong,
2006-09-26 06:01:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
First I would say it is an American holiday which happens to reside on approx. the same day as the old pagan celebration of the day of the dead. Our version is much different and cannot be rationally equated by anyone who has actually researched this subject.
Next, if you want to take it to the extreme then you should be more upset about celebrating the birth of Christ approx. 3 months from the actual birth on a huge pagan holiday... in order to bring pagans and Christians together and avoid disruptions in the roman times. Remember Rome was pagan and only in the end did it become christian and subsequently kill the pagans off in ways no christian should be proud of.
Or maybe you prefer the pagan fertility rites in the spring that we now call Easter in another effort of the church to bring Christians and pagans together? Another time the church moved the date of celebrating the death of Christ to a convenient celebration already existing.
But I am certain Christmas doesn't bother you- right? If you are going to make statements - research them first. And try to lighten up a bit and not this stuff so seriously- OK?
2006-09-26 05:59:49 · answer #2 · answered by sunsetsrbest1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you are trying to make people mad, and your are miss guided because when the Christians adopted Halloween they called All Hollows Eve to gain converts. It was never the Devils day of worship. To worship Satan one must believe in Satan and Pagans of the past and Pagans (Minus Satanism) of the Present do not believe in a "Satan". So just chill go out get some candy and have a good day.
Peace Out
2006-09-26 15:19:08 · answer #3 · answered by Phoenix Summersun 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you were even half way educated you would know that Halloween, also known as Samhain, is an ancient Celtic holy day. The 31st of October isn't the correct date, but Samhain is the first full moon after Mabon, which is also known as Autumn Equinox. Furthermore, TRUE pagans don't believe in Satan. He is a Christian myth, and not a symbol of paganism. I feel sorry for you. Do your homework next time! Blessed Be to you.
2006-09-26 10:19:33 · answer #4 · answered by blackwidow13 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nah - it ain't that - it means "All Saints Day" in long ago England. Do you know that Christmas is a Pagan holiday? So this is likely worse than your thought about Halloween. The Pagans thought that the
demons of the Dark fought with the God of Light on the 22nd or so of December - On the 25th the priests announced that the God of Light has prevailed over the Demons of the Dark once again. So they celebrated and lit large bonfires all over the villages - hey much like our Christmas lights - EH?
2006-09-26 07:25:22 · answer #5 · answered by toomuch 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are not kidding, you gotta stop the brainwashing at your church before you turn into a Stepford wife. With all the hate being spread by Christian churches, the church seems to be more into worshipping evil.
PS: Pagans do not believe in satan nor do we worship the devil. Get a clue!
2006-09-26 06:22:22 · answer #6 · answered by KathyS 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pagan and proud!!!
Samhain Lore (October 31st)
Samhain, (pronounced SOW-in, SAH-vin, or SAM-hayne) means "End of Summer", and is the third and final Harvest. The dark winter half of the year commences on this Sabbat.
It is generally celebrated on October 31st, but some traditions prefer November 1st. It is one of the two "spirit-nights" each year, the other being Beltane. It is a magical interval when the mundane laws of time and space are temporarily suspended, and the Thin Veil between the worlds is lifted. Communicating with ancestors and departed loved ones is easy at this time, for they journey through this world on their way to the Summerlands. It is a time to study the Dark Mysteries and honor the Dark Mother and the Dark Father, symbolized by the Crone and her aged Consort.
Originally the "Feast of the Dead" was celebrated in Celtic countries by leaving food offerings on altars and doorsteps for the "wandering dead". Today a lot of practitioners still carry out that tradition. Single candles were lit and left in a window to help guide the spirits of ancestors and loved ones home. Extra chairs were set to the table and around the hearth for the unseen guest. Apples were buried along roadsides and paths for spirits who were lost or had no descendants to provide for them. Turnips were hollowed out and carved to look like protective spirits, for this was a night of magic and chaos. The Wee Folke became very active, pulling pranks on unsuspecting humans. Traveling after dark was was not advised. People dressed in white (like ghosts), wore disguises made of straw, or dressed as the opposite gender in order to fool the Nature spirits.
This was the time that the cattle and other livestock were slaughtered for eating in the ensuing winter months. Any crops still in the field on Samhain were considered taboo, and left as offerings to the Nature spirits. Bonfires were built, (originally called bone-fires, for after feasting, the bones were thrown in the fire as offerings for healthy and plentiful livestock in the New Year) and stones were marked with peoples names. Then they were thrown into the fire, to be retrieved in the morning. The condition of the retrieved stone foretold of that person's fortune in the coming year. Hearth fires were also lit from the village bonfire to ensure unity, and the ashes were spread over the harvested fields to protect and bless the land.
Various other names for this Greater Sabbat are Third Harvest, Samana, Day of the Dead, Old Hallowmas (Scottish/Celtic), Vigil of Saman, Shadowfest (Strega), and Samhuinn. Also known as All Hallow's Eve, (that day actually falls on November 7th), and Martinmas (that is celebrated November 11th), Samhain is now generally considered the Witch's New Year.
2006-09-26 23:39:51 · answer #7 · answered by Slipped Away 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think its fair to equate the pagan holiday with what we take our kids out to do! Take yourself less seriously! I am a christian, but what I will be teaching my kids when I have them on halloween will have nothing to do with devil worshiping, its how to enjoy yourself, and how to be social...the kids do have to ask for the candy at most houses! What harm can you possibly see in a cute little 5 year old girl dressing up as a princess and getting candy? do remember that even though the roost may be from pagan rituals, the mainstream commercialized version we see here is so drastically unconnected that their is virtually no resemblance in the 2. just turn your porch light off and sit in fear if thats what you want to do, Ill be passin out candy to princesses and spiderman! (Do remember to check you kids candy tho folks....no home-made stuff! You never know!)
2006-09-26 13:09:32 · answer #8 · answered by ASH 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think you are very confused. Halloween cannot be the most Pagan day of all time AND Satan's Day of Worship. Satan is a Christian God, not a Pagan one.
Carry on.
2006-09-27 06:03:28 · answer #9 · answered by kaplah 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
For those that say they are not worshiping Satan when they celebrate this holiday look it up. The origin of this holiday was not started among Christians it was started among Pagans who did worship the devil. They wore masks and costumes too and everything about Halloween originates with them. They gave "Gifts" to each visitor so as to no upset the dead walking among them. This holiday is full of satanic undertones, and why would anyone want their children to be apart of that..
2006-09-26 07:18:18 · answer #10 · answered by Angela H 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋