When i was a little i was told Halloween is the devil b-day now i am told that it is a day peole worship idols

Question

So what is it

Answer 1

The day does have religious significance for some people, particularly wiccans and druids. For some people and in some regions, Halloween or some of its elements may have a non-Christian religious meaning. Some Halloween activities could be considered anti-Christian, and would, therefore, be avoided. Christians would want to avoid demonic associations, for example. With these things in mind, it would be appropriate for Christians to consider carefully their activities on this holiday.
The situation is very puzzling. Jesus brought light into the world. He came that we might have eternal life. Most Christians whole-heartily embrace these Scriptural facts. Yet, once a year, many of them turn their focus to Satan and his kingdom, all the while denying that it really actually means anything. Halloween is part of the ancient religion of the Celtics. This is a pagan religion, originating in Ireland and Britain, which is heavily involved with the spiritual realm and many pagan gods. Witches, warlocks, and witchcraft are dominant themes of the holiday. Witches and warlocks generally believe themselves to be followers of the ancient religion called 'Wicca'. This is a religion which worships nature and is an attempt to return to worshipping ancient Norse, Greek, or Celtic gods and goddesses.
A natural tendency would be to just brush this all off as harmless fun, believing that it has no real meaning. However, Halloween ("Samhain") is not an innocent holiday. It is taken very seriously by those of the Celtic (including Wicca) religion and is considered one of their most holy days. The problem is that Satan has worked very hard to get the rest of us — especially Christians — to think that Halloween is really harmless. In fact, part of the work of Satan has been to convince the world that he does not exist. By doing so, satanic rituals, such as the celebration of Samhain, are seen as not being real. When Christianity and the world celebrates the Festival of Samhain and the powers of darkness by masquerading as evil creatures or decorating their homes, schools, businesses, and churches with occult symbols, Satanic power is glorified.
Somewhere (probably from Satan), the Church came up with the idea that it had the power to adopt pagan holidays and declare them holy There is no Scriptural basis for this act by the Church. In fact, only God is able to declare anything holy.
The deception of the celebration of Halloween is so subtle it is hard to see it as demonic and evil. After all, it is just some children dressing up as monsters, witches, etc. and going door-to-door "trick or treating", right? Is there any real harm in it? This is the same thing as the reading of horoscopes. Most people think it is just foolishness anyway, so why not do it? Is it just foolishness? Does God really care if we celebrate Halloween (or read horoscopes)? He hates it for those things are detestable to him. (Deuteronomy 18.10-12, Exodus 22.18). Revelation 21.8). God declared to Israel, "I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you will have fortunetellers no more" (Micah 5.12).
Let us not enter into the ways of the world for Jesus said his followers were to be no part of the world.
Can we see Peter and his wife taking their children "trick or treating" (if it had been in existence at the time)? Or maybe Jesus passing out treats at the door to the little children that He loved so much, especially if they were dressed up as his enemy, the devil? I don't think so. Why, then, would the followers of Jesus do it?

Answer 2

Halloween comes from "All hallow's eve" or the the night before All Saints' Day. While it does fall at the same time as some pagan feasts, it was turned into a Christian celebration. It has nothing to do with the devil or idols.

Answer 3

The history of Halloween
First, we should recognize that Halloween is indeed rooted in the ancient Celtic feast of Samhain. The Druids believed that on the eve of Samhain the veil between the present world and the world beyond was pierced, releasing demons, witches, and hobgoblins en masse to harass the living. In order to make themselves immune from attack, people disguised themselves as witches, devils, and ghost; attempted to ward off evil spirits by carving grotesque faces on gourds illuminated with candles; and placated the spirits with a variety of treats.

Furthermore, early Christians responded to Halloween. Oct 31, the eve prior to All Saints Day was designated as a spiritually edifying holiday(holy day) on which to proclaim the supremacy of the gospel over the superstition of ghost. thus, " all Hallows Eve," from which the word Halloween is derived, was an attempt on the part of Christianity to overwhelm the tradition of ghouls with the truth of the Gospel.

Answer 4

Well I think that your parents wanted you to think this was an evil day, to maybe fit into the way they believed, so they made this lie up, then as you grew older, the common misconnception that this was a day of worshiping idols came down the pike and you heard of it. It is a pagen holiday, and to research it takes no effort at all, just google either all one word, halloween or all hallows eve, and you will see the history of this day.

Answer 5

let me see worship idols and of the devil, what part it is the same thing.

But in reality as it is done in the US, it is just a stupid day having no devil or evil in it. Just a lot of wasted money and silly George Bush or Clinton masks.

Answer 6

Halloween is a Christian holisay that was started by pope Gregory.

it is largly confused with the Pagan celebration of Samhien (saween or sow-in) and most people really have no clue as to what our celebration os about.

all of the demonising that the christian church does to destroy our colture seems to work.

on samhien we gather to honor our ancestors and to recharge protective items and to make noise to drive evil spirits away for another year.

Answer 7

Really...why are you listening to what other people say? It's easy enough to check for yourself. All it is is a celebration of the day before All Saint's Eve. The superstitious people in Europe were afraid that the evening before All Saint's Day would get evil spirits all in a tither in anticipation of the Holy Day, so to appease the evil spirits, the populace would try to scare them away. So on the night of October 31, villagers would extinguish the fires in their homes, to make them cold and undesirable. They would then dress up in all manner of ghoulish costumes and noisily paraded around the neighborhood, being as destructive as possible in order to frighten away spirits looking for bodies to possess.

Answer 8

Look up the history yourself, it's not that hard to do... Here I will help get you started. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

"Halloween is most popular in Ireland, where it originated, also known in Irish Gaelic as "Oíche Shamhna" or "Samhain Night". The Celts celebrated Halloween as Samhain, "End of Summer," a pastoral and agricultural festival of fire, when the dead revisited the mortal world, and large communal bonfires would be lit to ward off evil spirits."

Answer 9

It's All Souls day and in used to be celebrated by pagans. Now that people have enough brains to no there are no ghosts or goblins or other superstitious things that go bump in the night. Kids get to have a little fun dressing up. Whats the big deal?
Tammi Dee

Answer 10

it is neither
it was a pagan holiday adopted by Christians as a day to celebrate their saints on November the first .. so the day before was called all hallows eve
the reason people dress up in scary masks had its origins in Ireland i believe
where it was thought the veil between this life and the next was thinner
so people would wear the masks to scare off any nasty spirit that made it through to this world