Is Halloween "evil?"?

Question

Do you celebrate Halloween?

If not, why? Is it against your religion? In what way? What do you do instead? Do you (would you) let your kids trick-or-treat?

If you do celebrate Halloween, how? Do you dress up? What are you going as this year?

I'm hosting a Halloween party and going as a pirate. :D

John Winston, you do know Halloween was a Pagan holiday long before the Christians warped it. Kinda like Christmas.

Fireball, I wanted a religious perspective on Halloween. Quit pooping on my fun.

Robert K, December 25th is the birthday of the god Mithras from a Pagan religion called Zoroastrianism. His birthday was a holiday called Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, the Birth of the Unconquered Sun. Back in the day it was celebrated by slitting the throat of a pure white bull so that the warriors could bathe in it.

Answer 1

some people get too serious about Halloween, it is a time to dress up, have fun and get candy. and that is all good.
I like candy.
when my kids were small we always took them. later they went with their friends.
a pirate sounds like fun. have a good time and be safe.

Answer 2

The true intent was to allow the spirits of the dead to come back. Ghosts are supposed to be against Christian belief. Why do they celebrate it? Because we are living in a consumer driven country. It's an opportunity for people to make money. It's the same reason Christmas is so exploited nowadays. It's the beginning of friggen October and I already see Christmas themes everywhere. No one cares why they celebrate it. They just don't want to be the only ones NOT to celebrate it.

I celebrate it by watching all the Halloween specials and buying Halloween PJ's and underwear that I wear year round. It's my favorite part of being a corporate drone.

Answer 3

bore.....no halloween is not evil...its just another day. Evil comes in all type of forms I dont see how kids using their imaginations and having a good time is evil...but it could be twisted as anything else could. I believe that Catholics call it "all saints day" but being that the idea of saints (as it is used in catholocism) is unbiblical I doubt there is any true christian holiday there. Christmas however does celebrate the birth of out Lord Jesus Christ...i dont know what pagan holiday may have coincided at the same round about time because Im obviously not a pagan.
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Chris J

Thanks for the information...dont really mean anything to me but thanks just the same. Like I said Im not a pagan Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ to me...thats what christmas is...no matter what pagan holiday or holidays being that they worship everything they can happen at the same time.

As for the costume I think I will go as Elvis again... :)
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Hey Batgirl...what part of Im not a pagan and dont care are you not quite comprehending?

Answer 4

No Halloween or Samhain (sow-un) it falls between the Fall Equinox and the Winter Solstice. It marks the end of the Pagan Scared year.
Is not "evil" it is a Pagan holiday, it is actully our New Year, it is a celebration. We honor those that have passed on. Many of us have great fests and yes may of us do dress up.
Listed below is a really good bok for those that are cerious about the Pagan religion

Answer 5

I Give children candy I dress up as a witch or something lol scary if i had children I would let them trick or treat at homes I know ...................................................................................... The term Halloween, and its older spelling Hallowe'en, is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before "All Hallows' Day"[1] (also known as "All Saints' Day"). In Ireland, the name was All Hallows' Eve (often shortened to Hallow Eve), and though seldomly used today, it is still a well accepted label. Halloween was also sometimes called All Saints' Eve. The holiday was a day of religious festivities in various northern European pagan traditions, until it was appropriated by Christian missionaries and given a Christian interpretation. Halloween is also called Pooky Night in some parts of Ireland, presumably named after the púca, a mischievous spirit. In Australia it is sometimes referred to as "mischief night", by locals

Answer 6

Of course its evil, its american based :)

But seriously, I celebrate Ostara instead. Hooray for the southern hemisphere. It usually involves getting invited to a costume party (For yes, All hallows has spread) getting drunk and trying to sow some wild oats. As it should go.

And this year I'm thinking of going as Raoul Duke.

Failing that, Ash Williams from the Evil dead series.

Answer 7

yes i celebrate Halloween, and Samhien or Saween.
Samhien is my spiritual holiday but this is not what the question was about.

as for halloween. looks to me like the Chrisitan church gave me a perfetly good excuese to teach kids how to get something for nothing and have a damn good time doing it.
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the Pagan holiday that is around the same time as Christmas is the Winter Solstice or Yule.

both of which were celebrated by decorating evergreen trees and the giving of gifts to loved ones.

as for dressing up, i will probally be UGGGGHHH Nail-In-Foot again this year. he is a barbarian warrior and my medieval garb fits him well. and the kids like him.

Answer 8

According to Chrisitan belief it is.

Halloween (IPA pronunciation: [hælə'win], [hælo'win]) is an observance celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets. It is celebrated in much of the Western world, though most common in Canada, the United States, Puerto Rico, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and with increasing popularity in Australia and New Zealand. Halloween originated in Ireland as the pagan Celtic harvest festival, Samhain. Irish, Scots and other immigrants brought older versions of the tradition to North America in the 19th century. Most other Western countries have embraced Halloween as a part of American pop culture in the late 20th century.

The term Halloween, and its older spelling Hallowe'en, is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before "All Hallows' Day"[1] (also known as "All Saints' Day"). In Ireland, the name was All Hallows' Eve (often shortened to Hallow Eve), and though seldomly used today, it is still a well accepted label. Halloween was also sometimes called All Saints' Eve. The holiday was a day of religious festivities in various northern European pagan traditions, until it was appropriated by Christian missionaries and given a Christian interpretation. Halloween is also called Pooky Night in some parts of Ireland, presumably named after the púca, a mischievous spirit. In Australia it is sometimes referred to as "mischief night", by locals.

Halloween is sometimes associated with the occult. Many European cultural traditions hold that Halloween is one of the liminal times of the year when the spiritual world can make contact with the physical world and when magic is most potent (e.g. Catalan mythology about witches).

Answer 9

No, its just good fun...evil is all in perspective...and i say no...relgion has versions....and people pick and chose to follow what they will so really no religion is the same no follower is the same....I will always let my kids trick or treat and have fun!

and for all those churchy...Livin in sin isn't all that bad, lol

btw my gf is throwin a party and they're all gonna be the cast of alis in wonder land....Deja vu style....and i'll



just be drunk lol

Answer 10

Halloween, for me, is a religious holiday. We celebrate the lives of those who've gone before us. For Christians, here is a link to the origins of Halloween. It should be read by everyone. http://www.new-life.net/halowen1.htm

Answer 11

I love Halloween and I don't think it's evil. There's going to be a kid's Halloween party at my college that I'm going to volunteer at and I'm going to a party with some friends a couple of days after Halloween. Haven't decided what I'll be yet.