I mean aren't there other ways to have fun, and really don't kids eat enough candy already?
2006-10-20 06:44:31 · 50 answers · asked by beattyb 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
If you really think that it is glorifies death, you are reading WAY too much into it. I know what it used to mean, but it means candy now. Get over it. There are SO many other things that actually do glorify death that you should concentrate on. Start with the glorification of war. You get that fixed, then we'll talk about Halloween.
2006-10-20 06:46:19 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 7⤊ 3⤋
evil? death? OK what century are we in now? my kids are spider-man and a little pumpkin this year how is that evil or death??? why not let the kids have fun and enjoy themselves. the way you are taking all of this would be like your saying you can't celebrate Christmas because its a lie there is a Santa Claus, or you cant celebrate Easter because the Easter Bunny don't really deliver eggs, i mean come on, i love seeing my kids face light up when they see costumes and presents and Santa Claus and the darn Easter bunny *lol* I'm not going to take something away from them just because some people don't agree with the holiday.
2006-10-23 18:59:19 · answer #2 · answered by sweetheart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm with you on this one. My kids think the same thing too. We go to the store and buy a bag of candy that they want. That way they get what they want and I know that the candy is safe. You never know what you might get on the streets now a days. My kids also have more fun handing out candy and info on Jesus then they did when I did let them go out. They get to see all their friends. My daughter does dress up but she is always an angle and my son is a policemen like his father.
2006-10-22 16:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by lovedietdp 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't understand people who think this way. My husband knows a religious nut that won't let his kids do any sort of Halloween activities or even read books that include Santa or reindeer. That's fine it that's YOUR religious belief but don't impose your beliefs on my family.
My kids dress up as queens, cowboys, dogs, and superman. I don't see how in any way that glorifies death or any evil spirits.
We've never once raise the dead, sacrificed a virgin, or tortured anything what so ever!
And by the way, people who practice witchcraft as their religion do not partake in any killings or torture either. Please don't get that confused with "devil-worshiping".
And no, my kids don't already get too much candy.
They eat a wide variety of fruits, grains and vegetables. That's why Trick or Treat is so special. It's one of the few times a year they get to have some special candy.
And at my house, we hand out pencils and plastic toys along with candy. Many other families do that too. I'd say only about half of what's in their basket is candy.
We're also Christian and my children attend a private school through the church. Our school/church also participates in Halloween festivities. They don't seem to think it's evil. Why should you?
2006-10-20 06:53:47 · answer #4 · answered by Girl named Sue 4 · 4⤊ 2⤋
As I tried to say earlier, before this dang website decided to go down for maintenance just before I hit the submit button on the first attempt to answer this:
Halloween DOES NOT glorify death & evil things, far from it...... these days it's mostly just a marketing exercise in the same way as Christmas, Easter, Valentine's day, Mothers' day, etc.
The only people who think it's evil are do gooder bible bashing christian types who think it is just because of it's pagan origins, without really having a clue what they're talking about, as they all misguidedly think paganism revolves around worshipping the devil + sacrificing goats, which it isn't (I know because one of my best friends is one.. a High Priestess, in fact)
In fact here's a website I found last year, which explains the whole thing.... I suggest you read it: http://www.halloween.com/history_halloween.php
2006-10-20 20:19:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Halloween does not glorify evil or death. It is simply one night a year when children can have fun and get some candy. It actually started in a church centuries ago, when people believed on All Hallows Eve, all the dead spirits walked the earth. The people dressed up in scary outfits to scare the spirits away. Now it is just a night of fun. It's not as fun as it used to be, however, because of a lot of warped people who like to harm children. Now you have to be very careful.
2006-10-20 06:54:29 · answer #6 · answered by country nana 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I guess it depends on your perspective, and what meaning you place on Halloween. For us, it means dressing up as a family. We usually choose a theme that we can all do (like we went as Tigger, Pooh, Eeyore and Piglet one year). We attend our children's Harvest Festivals at their schools all dressed up, and make it a fun thing. Just celebrating a holiday doesn't mean that you embrace all the things that that holiday embodies. They are what you make of them. Besides, Halloween was not begun as a holiday celebrating death and evil... do some research on the actual beginnings of the celebration of All Hallows Eve. A holiday takes on the meaning that your family gives it- so you can define it however you want for your family. If that means that you don't even celebrate it- that's fine too! That's what is great about freedom of choice!
2006-10-20 14:58:02 · answer #7 · answered by dolphin mama 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you have to understand that this holiday is thousands of years old, and was not geared towards egging houses, toilet papering houses, zombie movies, and intense sugar highs.
Short version: The Celts celebrated their new year on Nov. 1st, and the night before (Oct 31), they would celebrate. It was typically a cold and dark time of year and they would have big bonfires, sacrifice animals to the Celtic dieties, and put on costumes and tell each others fortunes. Centuries later, the church sanctioned All saints day on Nov. 1st to honor the saints and martyrs, and All Souls day followed on Nov. 2 to honor the dead.
So you can check it out more and find out and teach your children something interesting about a holiday that you and them just think is about candy and skeletons and horror movies, or you can just go trick or treating mindlessly and have no idea what you are celbrating.
2006-10-20 06:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Approach Halloween in a different spirit:
Go out into the neighborhood, "pillage the Egyptians" (candy, not silver and gold!), and use the opportunity to prayer-walk your neighborhood.
Take the candy home, eat it all with your child(ren), get sick and throw up together! OK, just kidding about the last part....
2006-10-21 09:01:13 · answer #9 · answered by WindWalker10 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe your Halloween glorifies death and evil things, but mine doesn't. It is what you make it to be. If you want it to be about death and evil, then that is what it means to you.
I think it is just the one day of the year that it is acceptable to dress up and pretend to be someone you aren't.
2006-10-20 11:52:22 · answer #10 · answered by LittleMermaid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween isn't about glorifies death and evil, it is about family gatherings and kids being able to dress up and have fun, get candy.
2006-10-20 06:52:36 · answer #11 · answered by Lisha 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋