What is the significance of it?
2006-10-14 11:15:47 · 6 answers · asked by Atheist Eye Candy 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We Catholic Christians do I cannot answer for others.
2006-10-14 11:17:20 · answer #1 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you do believe the Bible to be the Word of God, let it be a guide to you.
The apostle Paul wrote: “I do not want you to be participants with demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons.” (1Â Corinthians 10:20-22, New International Version) He also asked: “What common interest can there be between goodness and evil? How can light and darkness share life together? How can there be harmony between Christ and the devil? What can a believer have in common with an unbeliever?” (2Â Corinthians 6:14-16, Phillips) The Bible thus condemns the whole idea of putting a Christian mask on a pagan practice!
As for All Souls’ Day, on which prayers are recited in order to help souls in purgatory attain heavenly bliss, this holiday was fixed on November 2 during the 11th century by the monks of Cluny, France. While All Souls’ Day is ostensibly a Catholic holiday, it is clear that confusion existed in the minds of ordinary folk. The New Catholic Encyclopedia notes that “throughout the Middle Ages it was popular belief that the souls in purgatory could appear on this day as will-o’-the-wisps, witches, toads, etc.”
Not a Bible teaching.
2006-10-14 18:26:19 · answer #2 · answered by papavero 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Atheist Eye Candy,
I heard some that do on the radio I think it was last year. I don't care if they do or don't.
I think that if I remember it right it had something to do with the mass amounts of saints that rose from their graves in Jerusalem after the crucifixion.
Matthew 27:52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
2006-10-14 18:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christan's are to avoid all things that are of pagan origin,in our day not a religion uses it as a form of religion, to avoid that day would to be to avoid others also that has a pagan beginning. Ask a pagan what days do they celebrate and you'll be shocked what they tell you , some are the same as Christan's.
2006-10-14 18:21:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a strictly Catholic thing............The soul is the individual, so that would make it for everyone.............
2006-10-14 18:19:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a protestant Christian I do not.
2006-10-14 18:18:58 · answer #6 · answered by Mark M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋