Halloween.?

Question

There are people who believe that halloween is a horrible,evil holiday.
To those people-why do you think this?

Answer 1

This is just to provide some education to the uninformed*joy ann*.Halloween started as a pre-christian celebration of the end of the harvest and is believed to be one of the 2 times of the year when the veil between this world an the next was thinnest.The other night is April 30th.It was traditional to carve turnips and squash into scary faces to frighten off malevolent spirits for the coming year.The same purpose was applied to dressing up in scary outfits.Pumpkin carving didn't start until later.There was never any incident of "Human Sacrifice".A straw effigy or scarecrow was burned, not humans.Just as an interesting FYI, all major religions at 1 point in time practiced human sacrifice.Yes, even the early Christians.There is no substantiating statistics that prove child disappearances are higher on Halloween than any other time of the year.That is a myth.Back in the early days of Christianity, if it wasn't Christian, it was of the devil, and this has persisted to this day.I hope this helps answer your question.

Answer 2

I dont think its evil. Some people think it is because of its earlier history. They can create a Easter bunny, Peter Rabbit, The Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, and other things like Jack Frost and Frost the snowman BUT they cant create something non-pagan for Halloween. Some have started to use Halloween as a Harvest Festival which I think is good. Its still something special and i don think either one hurts anybody! Dress up, have fun, eat lots of candy. its not worshipping the devil or whatever. Say hello to your ancestors and move on. Tells those who dont like it to shut up and move on too! Shoot, we get Columbus Day off from work and some schools LOL what do you think Native Americans feel about THAT???

Answer 3

I don't think it's horrible. I do think it has it's basis in things like witchcraft, etc. Isn't that fairly obvious? Kids dress up and go get candy, I see no harm in that. But I can understand why some Christians want nothing to do with the holiday.

I don't condemn anyone for letting their children dress up and go get candy. That is their business. I also understand why some of my bretheran (I am a Christian) want nothing to do with Halloween.

Answer 4

It's actually evil!!! (Gal.4:8-16)
It is a pagan holiday that glorifies witches, demons, devils,etc.
I and my family think of it as another day. We don't do service unto other gods.
We only do service into (1Cor.8:6; 1Tim.2:5)1 God and that is (John 4:22-24)God the Father.
http://www.lcg.org/search/search.php?query=halloween&type=and&results=10&search=1

IS HALLOWEEN HARMLESS FUN?
http://www.biblestudy.org/basicart/halloween1.html
http://www.themodernreligion.com/misc/hh/halloween.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

Answer 5

Because of it's history.
It was once called Hallow's Eve, a night when pagans would seek human and animal sacrifices and worship the devil.
Take a look at the costumes. 80% of them represent ghouls vampires and other evil things.
Cults still uphold the tradition of human sacrifice, that's why every Hallowenn, children go missing.

In short it's Satan's favorite time of the year.

Answer 6

i don't believe that halloween is evil but those who think it is bad are mostly christians because people are doing stuff as dressing up as devils, and witches-witchcraft, and also because it is a form of evil worship.

Answer 7

Halloween is fun.

Answer 8

Halloween: Though celebrated as a Christian holiday, Halloween finds its origins in pre-Christian festivals that propagate false ideas about life after death. Interestingly, we read: “After the Reformation, Protestants rejected this feast along with other important ones such as Christmas and Easter. Nevertheless, Halloween folk customs of pagan origin flourished.”—Encyclopædia Britannica (1959), Volume 11, page 107.

The Encyclopedia Americana says: “Elements of the customs connected with Halloween can be traced to a Druid ceremony in pre-Christian times. The Celts had festivals for two major gods—a sun god and a god of the dead (called Samhain), whose festival was held on November 1, the beginning of the Celtic New Year. The festival of the dead was gradually incorporated into Christian ritual.”—(1977), Vol. 13, p. 725.

Just how concerned should you be about the dark past of Halloween and similar celebrations? After all, in most people’s minds, Halloween is little more than a time to dress up and have fun. But would you not agree that it is important for parents to make sure that whatever recreation their children pursue is wholesome and not harmful?

A school inspector from France with more than 20 years of experience in teaching was asked about the influence of Halloween on young children. He commented: “I am worried that going from house to house threatening adults in order to obtain sweets can have long-term negative consequences on children. It can foster a selfish and egocentric personality. They learn that by exerting pressure, by demanding with threats, by making others afraid, they can obtain what they want.” Parents must therefore ask themselves, ‘What “lessons” will my children learn from celebrating this holiday?’

Not surprisingly, many families find that giving in to childish demands for treats and costumes can be an expensive undertaking. “Halloween . . . is not a holiday,” observes Robert Rochefort, general director of France’s Research Center for the Study and Observation of Living Conditions, “it is event marketing.” Halloween fills a shopping lull prior to Christmas. In other words, it is just one more thing pressuring people to spend money—money that in many cases they cannot afford to spend. Do you really need to follow the crowd in this regard?

Of even greater concern to Christians, however, is the fact that Halloween and celebrations like it are steeped in paganism. 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.” (1 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?” (2 Corinthians 6:14-16, Phillips) The Bible thus condemns the whole idea of putting a Christian mask on a pagan practice!

Halloween have no place in Christian worship; they are far from harmless.

Halloween. The Encyclopedia Americana says: “Elements of the customs connected with Halloween can be traced to a Druid [ancient Celtic priesthood] ceremony in pre-Christian times. The Celts had festivals for two major gods—a sun god and a god of the dead . . . , whose festival was held on November 1, the beginning of the Celtic New Year. The festival of the dead was gradually incorporated into Christian ritual.”

Halloween’s Horrible Roots,

Masks and costumes: “The Celts left out food, drink and other treats for the spirits and then tricked them into leaving by donning masks and costumes and parading to the edge of the village.”

Bonfires were “literally ‘bonefires’” wherein “the priests sought to appease the sun god by sacrificing animals and, often, people too.” (The Tampa Tribune) “By observing the way the sacrifices died, the Druids looked for omens of the future.”—Beaumont Enterprise.

Trick or treat: “The cry of the Druids was comparable to the modern day ‘Trick or Treat.’”—Central Coast Parent.

Scary stories: “The bloody Druid rites live on in the youthful emphasis on ghosts and spirits. . . . Halloween parties and the telling of scary tales also have their origin in the Druid times when spirits were believed to be abroad in the land.”—The Tampa Tribune.

Despite the pagan origins of these holidays, some will recoil at the thought of denying children the fun of modern celebrations. After all, what do informed children know of ancient Saturn, Astarte, and Samhain? Some know quite a bit. They also know that they want no part of them.

Answer 9

When you think of halloween what do you think of? Witches Ghosts, vampires, etc. all of which are evil. although Halloween doesnt have to be evil if you make it as such

Answer 10

Halloween isn't horrible and evil anymore
halloween is a comercial holiday in which you can get free candy