*~Halloween~*?

Question

People say Halloween is a devilish holiday?..Do you believe it?....and what is Halloween really about besides dressing up,trick or treating,and partying.

Answer 1

This Celtic celebration of Samhain ( the Lord of Death) was practiced on the 31st of October in ancient Britain, and was one of their most important holidays of the year.


People would celebrate by practicing occultist rituals, worshiping nature, and chanting mystical incantations believed to assist the dead with entering the bodies of animals. The ancient Druids, the priests of the day, were eager to pray and sacrifice so that the souls of these wretched dead would somehow be spared some of their pain.
October 31st, Halloween, was the day dead souls were to revisit their past homes and families. It was when witches, demons, and ghosts were said to be wandering the streets of the living. This meant that the living needed to appease these unnatural spirits; they did this by dressing up as spirits themselves in hopes of making the unnatural feel at home.

Until the Old Irish Catholics re-introduced this pagan holiday in the 20th century, it had almost been forgotten. Slowly it began to catch on, especially among the witches who began their coven meetings with many of the chants and incantations practiced by the ancient Druids. Many of our traditional Halloween stuff has its roots in death, ignorance, and deception.

I must admit, as a child, Halloween was one of my favorite days of the year. For children, dressing up like monsters and ghosts is irresistible, and getting candy for it is even better. Halloween for many of us is thought to be innocent, however, that’s the smoothest form of deception. When we open our minds up to demonic forces we risk being influenced by their presence. Whenever we do things that God opposes we travel a road that is uncertain at best and full of danger.

Halloween is a time for witches, monsters, and ghosts, not the fake ones but the real deals. Halloween glorifies the occult, it gives credibility, if only for one day, to the belief that witches, monsters, and ghosts; are just make believe and can be played with. There is a real power behind all this, however, sometimes we can’t see it because it wears a mask.

Quija boards, psychics, mystics, New Agers, clairvoyants, shamans, gurus, witches, channelers, healers, Satanists, monsters, ghosts, demons, black cats, Jack-o-Lanterns; all part of the TRICK.

Fun, candy, dress-up, parties, harmless chanting, masks, demonic games, all part of the TREAT

All this can lead to severe consequences including demonic possession, satanic influence, and loss of life. There is genuine power that accompanies Halloween each year. It has the ability to change people’s lives forever, and destroy one’s soul. Satan is behind the power of all things that deny the deity of God, only sometimes he wears a MASK.

“If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine (The Word of God), do not receive him into your house nor greet him; for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds." 2nd John 1:10

Answer 2

Halloween started out as a Pagan festival called Samhain (pronounced SOWW-when). I'm pretty sure it was Celtic originally, but it was probably influenced by other religions at the time. Anyway, it was a harvest festival, celebrating the harvest that year and preparing for the coming winter and the hard times that would bring. Because winter is symbolic with death, it was also a holiday to honor the dead.

Trick or treating was part of this ritual. Samhain celebrants would go through their village and beg treats or prayers for the people who had died in the past year, to ease their passing from this world to the next.

A pope in 830-ish AD (can't remember who; sorry) standardized All Hallows Day--now call All Saint's Day--as November 1st. Hallow's Day used to be sort of a "floating holiday" and it moved around a during the year. It was the first Sunday after penticost, which is some obscure Christian holiday that I know nothing about. It was changed to coincide with the Samhain festival to get more converts to the Christian faith. So "Samhain" became "All Hallow's Eve" then "Hallows Eve" then "Hallow'een" and now simply "Halloween."

Answer 3

People are so stupid to think this! Halloween has nothing to do with the devil. Its a Mexican holiday abotu spirits. and if you christian and you think Halloween is the devils birthday you really don't knwo christianity that well. Devils birthday is on 6/6/6. You know the movie that came out of that day? thats what that was about. I hate when parents don't let there children trick or treat because of their ignorance about Halloween. Taking away a childs halloween is wrong because its children can get candy and dress up. The devils not even real.

Answer 4

Halloween started from the Irish carving gourds with faces to KEEP EVIL SPIRITS AWAY not attract them. I don't believe Halloween is a devilish holiday anymore than Christmas is an angelic one.

Answer 5

Read this: http://www.theholidayspot.com/halloween/history.htm

And there was once more of a religious aspect to it but since we started doing the whole trick or treating / partying thing it kinda lost it's mythical values

Answer 6

No way! Halloween is NOT Satanic! Halloween was originally STARTED by people dressing up in scary custumes trying to scare AWAY the devil!

Answer 7

i think that any activite can be mad into a devilish activity. I have always preticapated in halloween and i always will. For me it is a time to see my family and get free candy.

Answer 8

i think Halloween is a bad holiday but you can do the small little things like buy candy and maybe go to a party that's nothing wrong with that but i don't celebrate it

Answer 9

Halloween is half way between fall equinox and winter solstice.
It is an important to Wiccans. It probably has other meanings too.

Answer 10

Fiona the Human, mixed with Ciel Phantomhive, i'm gonna have Ciel's hair and eypatch, with the clothing of Fiona. i comprehend it sounds stupid, yet i desire to be the two Ciel and Fiona, so im basically mixing it up. Plus, I did order a Ciel gown, this isn't any longer gonna deliver until next week. (and this is coming from Hong Kong)