I was just wondering why Halloween has been 'black balled'. Why is it considered an 'other' holiday? Is it because some people don't celebrate it, or think it isn't right? Just wondering what everyone else thinks.
2006-09-29 12:49:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
Culturally (USA) Halloween seems to be a very social holiday.
Pumpkin carving parties bring ppl together. Haunted Houses allow groups of friends to get together and have the poop scared out of them. Usually, I have a "Horror Film marathon" on Halloween night (unless on a weekend) which keeps me at home so I can see all the little kids cute costumes. Of course, there is that "Costume Party" that I always go to.
OK, the Vatican asks that we don't worship Halloween. None the less, Halloween is huge in Ireland, and many of the USA Catholic Churches are Irish. I think that the Irish are more seriously freaked out about Halloween than the USA culture who plays with the opportunities of fall & Halloween. Religiously, "All Souls Day" and "All Saints Day" should be more honored than Halloween.
2006-10-02 04:43:37 · answer #1 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People take Halloween way too seriously!! It's just a day to dress up and go get candy. Some people make it sinister, but it's really not. You can be a Christian and still have fun on Halloween. I love going to haunted houses and dressing up, etc and it hasn't caused me to become a devil worshipper. I'm still a Christian.
2006-09-29 12:57:45 · answer #2 · answered by First Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween, or Samhain (pronounced Sowen, or soven), is the Wicca new year, its signafies the deaths of our loved ones in the past year, and also of the good things that will come in the new up-coming year. Their is nothing wrong or bad about it. Some Christians disliske it though because they mistake the meaning and think it a night of witchery.
2006-09-29 14:40:43 · answer #3 · answered by Becka S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween is the witches New Year, and I love it! Some Christians might have a problem with it but then again they have problems with allot of things that don't fit into their way of thinking. But that's okay because it's all about what you believe.BLESSED BE
2006-09-29 12:55:32 · answer #4 · answered by Magica! Star 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nah i think u are talkin about devils night, the night before halloween were all the mean kids go out and egg peoples houses. thats why halloween gets a bad rep
2006-09-29 12:52:55 · answer #5 · answered by Joey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Halloween is the day before All Saints Day, so it is part of the Catholic religious tradition.
Where did you get the idea it was anything other than establishment?
2006-09-29 12:51:44 · answer #6 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
too much of a danger in our present day sic world guard your children they don't need hell on earth
2006-09-29 12:53:26 · answer #7 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋