I was told that it's the devil's day blah blah and I am Christain so I don't want to like worhsip the devil! But would it hurt or be wrong if i went to a halloween party, trick or treated, decorated my house, or like wear halloween colors that day? Does it really matter? This is what really got me nervous: One very evil tradition is the celebration of Halloween. No Christian should partake in the activities of this holiday, nor should they allow their children to do so. We can discern the evil of this day by taking a look at the festivities that are associated with its celebration. Children are dressed as witches, goblins, ghosts, little devils and fortune tellers. All these are representatives of Satan's kingdom.
Oh, and if you have something bad to say about God or Christains, I'd rather you not answer this question.
2006-10-21 07:24:11 · 26 answers · asked by S. 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
There is nothing wrong with celebrating Halloween. Go out and have a fun but safe evening. It is not a Christian celebration though. So I choose not to participate in it. Our church has a Harvest celcbratkon on that night. You might check to see if your church does as well.
2006-10-21 07:31:31 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Halloween came from the Pagan holiday Samhain (pronounced "sow-when"). Samhain is the celebration of the new year. Like Ostara (now Easter) and Yule (now Christmas), the Christians "Christianized" the holiday. The Pope moved All Saints Day from the spring to coincide with Samhain, which was the end of the year. The name was changed to All Hallows Eve, until it's form now of Halloween.
Some Christians considered Christmas to be "too Pagan" and it wasn't always celebrated. Colonial Americans didn't celebrate it even! Halloween followed the same rout. However, Christmas is now celebrated by Christians, but Halloween isn't always. Many Christians see Halloween as still a Pagan holiday, and unfortunately they have many misconceptions about what Paganism is. Some Christians then draw the conclusion that to be Pagan is to be evil, and that Halloween is Pagan, therefore it's evil.
In summation, if Christians think that Halloween is evil because of it's Pagan roots, then should quite celebrating Christmas, which was once the Pagan holiday Yule, and Easter, which was once the Pagan holiday Ostara.
Pagans do not have a devil figure or evil god in their religion. Satan belongs to Christianity. All that you were told about people worshipping the Devil on Halloween isn't true. You should check your sources.
2006-10-21 07:28:46 · answer #2 · answered by Mrs. Pears 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I believe in God and I'm a christian and I love Halloween. Originally Halloween{Samhain} was a day when the borders between the living and the spirit world were blurred. People would light fires, leave food for the spirits and mask themselves as to confuse the spirits. What we celebrate now has to do with fun, candy, dressing up and maybe a good scare or two. I don't know about "Satan's Kingdom"...maybe you are frightened of devils, goblins, witches and fortune tellers cause you are uncomfortable with Paganism and the occult. Kids also dress up as princesses, animals and favourite cartoon characters you know.
2006-10-21 08:35:14 · answer #3 · answered by tequillajenny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe that Halloween is the devil's day, at all.
For starters, it is largely a cultural festivity (particularly in the US for example), and loses a lot of its religious background in that.
But you've also got to note that really, Halloween comes from "All Hallow's Day", or "All Saints' Day". On these days - All Saints, All Souls and Halloween - which are Oct 31, Nov 1, Nov 2, many Christian countries venerate the dead, and remember them. In Mexico, for example, it is the Day of the Dead.
Certainly there are pagan ideas in Halloween, that this is the day when the spiritual realm crosses into the physical.
But I simply refuse to accept the idea that Halloween is some kind of Satanist festival. It should be taken for what it is: a day for some to remember the dead, and for others to eat candy and have a little enjoyment out in the nighttime, in an era where it is increasingly getting unsafe to do it on any other night.
2006-10-21 07:30:20 · answer #4 · answered by Sam Y 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did u know that halloween was originally a religious celebration? It is actually connected with All Saint's Day!!! It was a harvest-time festival...But anyways, yes you should be allowed to celebrate halloween...I'm a christian and i do...it is not, i believe, associated with the devil in anyway... just a time to have fun and pretend to be something your not...who wouldn't like that??? Some believe that halloween teaches children about death and mortality...which could be a good life lesson. But really...come on...this holiday is purely an excuse to get kids high on sugaR!!! Just go out and have fun!!!
2006-10-21 07:32:12 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Long 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe you already know the correct answer. But let's reason a bit.
You're a young person wanting to please God.
So,you dress like God's chief adversary the Devil???
Or, simply ignore the origin of the holiday and participate
with others who ignore God's view of such "fun"...
You CAN have fun without Halloween, you know. Really!
For example, I always took my kids bowling! And we didn't have to wonder about the treats we enjoyed. They
were "wholesome" ...and at the end of the day, we had a
clear conscience.
The world goes from one holiday to another. Chrismas decorations are displayed right along with Halloween junk
in all the stores, earlier & earlier each year. Does getting involved with all those "trimmings/trappings" honor God?
It's a good question, don't ya think!
There are answers to your questions in God's Word. Jehovah's Witnesses can direct you to enlightening and revealing scriptures in your own copy of the Bible.
Keep alert, dear friend... Agape, Mawmaw
2006-10-21 07:50:48 · answer #6 · answered by Merry 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I wonder the same thing myself. I grew up in a Christian home, we didnt celebrate Halloween but now grown I find myself celebrating with my kids sometimes. I never really care for the holiday. I do agree that it is a bad holiday and represents worshipping the devil. In addition, I don't really understand the trick or treating thing. I don't want my kids to get candy from random strangers, who knows where it came from or if something's wrong with it. I just bake cookies and buy my own candy for my kids.
2006-10-21 07:31:05 · answer #7 · answered by Trinity 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Halloween is a holiday. It is a night of fun and frolic for children....nothing more, unless some want to make more of it. Young children do not think of witches and devils and goblins and such in a sinful way. It is just some clothes that they put on one night a year for a few hours to go from house to house in their neighborhoods to get candy and toys. That is all they think of it as. As an adult (which I assume you are), you should just think of it as a holiday to pass out candy and treats to these decorated up little children. You could even slip in a small bible tract in their buckets if you wish, or buy small trinket items from your local Bible Book Store instead or in addition to candy.
If you are not strong enough in your faith to overlook the beliefs of some who feel that alot of things are wrong (some don't believe in dancing, or cable TV, or how about the Jehovah Witnesses---they don't believe in celebrating Birthdays!) and do what makes you and your family happy without freaking out that you might go to h-ll, then I would not do anything. But, if you honestly believe you are not committing a deadly sin, then enjoy the holiday for just what it is meant to be---a night of fun,dressing up, lots of candy and some scarey decorations.
ENJOY IT!!!!
2006-10-21 09:38:07 · answer #8 · answered by lildragonlexi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you bothered to research the holiday you would find out it has actually nothing to do with "Satan".
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 fire festival or feast, when the dead revisited the mortal world, and large communal bonfires would be lit to ward off evil spirits. (See Origin: Celtic observation of Samhain below.) In Ireland they continued to practice their deep-rooted, ancient pagan rites well after the arrival of Christianity in the middle of the sixth century.
Snap-Apple Night by Daniel Maclise portrays a Halloween party in Blarney, Ireland, in 1832. The young people on the left play various divination games about future romance, while children on the right bob for apples. A couple in the center play snap-apple with an apple skewered on tongs hanging from a string.Pope Gregory IV standardized the date of All Saints' Day, or All Hallows' Day, on November 1 to the entire Western Church in 835. There is no primary documentation that Gregory was aware of or reacting to Samhain among the Celts in the selection of this date. See Christian festival below. (Eastern Christianity continued its celebration of the holiday on the first Sunday after Pentecost.) Because Samhain had traditionally fallen the night before All Hallows', it eventually became known as All Hallows' Even' or Hallowe'en. While Celts were happy to move their All Saints' Day from its earlier date of the 20th of April, ("...the Felire of Oengus and the Martyrology of Tallaght prove that the early medieval churches celebrated the feast of All Saints upon 20 April.")[3] they were unwilling to give up their existing festival of the dead and continued to celebrate Samhain.
2006-10-21 07:34:26 · answer #9 · answered by Sorcha 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
who cares if its devil's day or wahtever? the point is, u gotta have as much fun in life as u can. and what's wrong with halloween. people from around the world celebrate it.
when children dress like "satan's soldiers" (or whatever), they don't mean anything against god. they just wanna have fun with their friends, why should God think that's wrong?
and its not just halloween that's celebrated by all. In India, for example, Hindus and Muslims celebrate the hindu festivals of diwali and hloi, and hindus hold fats along with their friends during Ramzan. it's all about living life to the fullest, and respecting everybody's cultures!
If u live in India, or have indian friends, HAPPY DIWALI
2006-10-21 07:36:08 · answer #10 · answered by sushobhan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋