If Halloween is a pagan holiday why do so many Christians celebrate it?

Answer 1

Hey, "Christmas" is a pagan holiday and Christians have no problem celebrating it either. I guess most don't see the harm in a little innocent fun.

Answer 2

Most Americans who "celebrate" Halloween--as in dressing up and going to parties and going trick-or-treating--do not celebrate Halloween's pagan religious origins or do any kind of pagan, religious celebrating or prayers to spirits. To most it is an innocent secular holiday. Christians who see it that way have no problem joining in. Christians who see it as having deep pagan spiritual or religious ties do not celebrate it, which fits in well with Paul's teaching about how some things will be okay for some Christians and cause problems for others (See I Corinthians 8). Each believer is responsible to God and must follow his or her own conscience in this matter.

Answer 3

Christians don't want to fight with anyone who loves Halloween. As long as we don't pray and worship Witches and Devils. It is fun to see all those funny little creatures, realizing they are not true. All the children Love Halloween because of the pretend of who they are not. They love the treats and can go home and analyze their collection. Christians do not teach our sweet little children to pray to devils or to worship them . When they get old enought to understand then we tell them about the pagan thoughts . Why ruin something so innocent to little children? When they get old enough , they can see for themselves. We don't celebrate the fact that it is a pagan holiday. We do not think of it as Pagan, but a happy Holiday, for little kids, to get free treats.

Answer 4

The day is the day before All Saints (Hallows) Day, that is All Saints (Hallows) Eve. The following day is All Souls Day or a "Day of the Dead". It was simply one of many minor festivals in the Chuch Year, the major one being Easter (The Resurrection) and the second Christmas (The Nativity). It was established on November 1 because the similar Celtic holiday occurred on October 31, this kept new converts from celebrating their old beliefs and worshiping God instead.

Answer 5

I am a christian that enjoys Halloween. The fact is that I also enjoy Ground Hogs day, Valentines Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, and a bunch of other "non Christian" holidays. I also appreciate Martin Luther King Jr. Day (and I am not Black). Just because I enjoy a Holiday, doesn't mean it influences my religious beliefs toward that Holiday. You can enjoy life without freaking out every time something isn't PURE Christianity.

Answer 6

The simple reason is that those "Christians" whom do celebrate Halloween are either NOT actually TRUE Christians to begin with and or are participating in something that certainly does NOT meet with God's approval.

Some people try to reason within themselves that there is really nothing wrong with sharing in celebrations that may have unchristian roots so long as it is not done for religious reasons... they couldn't be further from the truth.

This is why God's Word the Holy Bible has Scriptures such as Ephesians 5:10,11 which informs Christians to KEEP ON making SURE of what is acceptable to the Lord, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 which reminds Christians that light and darkness have NO FELLOWSHIP with one another and to get out from among those that partake of things out of harmony with God's will.

Not everyone is REALLY concerned with how God actually feels and views certrain things (if anything at all) but rather, they are more concerned about what makes THEM feel good, what makes THEM look good in the eyes of their neighbors, family and friends and so on.

Genuine love for Jehovah God and a strong desire to be pleasing to HIM is what helps a person to break free from unchristian practices that may have had emotional appeal. A person who really knows and LOVES Jehovah God does NOT feel that by shunning practices that honor false gods or that promote falsehood he or she is in any way deprived of happiness. Genuine love causes him or her to REJOICE, not over unrighteousness, but with the truth, as is within the TRUE definition of love (1 Corinthians 13:6).


And yes, Christmas is also a unchristian holiday as December 25 is NOT The date of Christs' birth and is deeply rooted in paganisim and stems mainly from the pagan holiday which was called Saturnalia celebrated by the Romans.

The practice of Christmas gift giving is NOT based on what was done by the Magi or Wise Men of the Bible. First off, they did NOT arrive at the time of Jesus' birth. Furthermore, they gave gifts, not to one another, but to the child Jesus, in accord with what was then customary when visiting notable persons (as Jesus most certainly was). Christmas "giving" is mainly an EXCHANGING of gifts. The spirit reflected in such gift giving does NOT bring real happiness, because it violates Christian principals such as those found at Matthew 6:3,4 and 2 Corinthians 9:7. Surely a true Christian can give gifts to others as an expression of love at other times during the year, doing so as often as he or she wants to.

Many children are told that gifts are brought to them by Santa Clause. St. Nicholas, Father Christamas or the like. This seems acceptable to the parents of such children being that more than likely such a tale, tradition and custom was handed down to them by their parents and so on and so forth. The real question though which many either fail to consider or don't want to consider is HOW DOES GOD VIEW THIS. None of these stories surrounding Santa Claus bringing gifts to children all around the world while they sleep are actually true. Does the telling of such stories build in children a respect for truth, and does such a practice honor Jesus Christ, who taught that God MUST be worshipped with truth? (John 4:23,24).

Many will read this and either ignore it or state that it sounds good and leave it at that but in the end all will have an accounting with God for their choices and actions.. especially those that had the truth regarding him made readily and easily available for their review and consideration. Hope this helps. :)

Answer 7

It's only a Pagan holiday if you celebrate that way. It can also be a fall festival, Harvest festival, or any number of things. If someone dresses their kids up as devils, they probably are not Christian...

Answer 8

Halloween today is not all harmless fun, although it may seem so at times. It originated from disgusting child sacrificing Celts, which I think is enough reason not to keep halloween. Christians celebrate it becuase they are ignorant or simply don't care.

Answer 9

Why did you feel the need to ask this question twice?

Halloween, at least in this country (US) is more secular than pagan. It's mostly kids dressing up like Spiderman or what ever and going trick or treating. It's harmless.

Answer 10

Because they're not "true" christians.
"The person faithful in what is least is faithful also in much, and the person unrighteous in what is least is unrighteous also in much." (Luke 16:10)

If they wanted to be a "faithful" & "true" christian, they would not participate in *any* pagan holiday.

"Nevertheless, the hour is coming, and it is now, when the true worshipers will worship the Father with spirit and truth, for, indeed, the Father is looking for suchlike ones to worship him." (John 4:23)