WHY DO PEOPLE THiNK HALLOWEEN iS THE DEViLS HOLiDAY WHEN iTS NOT ?

Question

EVERYONE WHO THiNKS THAT YOUR ******* STUPiD. iT`S ACTUALLY A MEXiCAN HOLiDAY !!

Answer 1

Halloween, from All Hallow's E'en (evening), traditionally was the celebrated at the night before All Saint's Day, a Christian celebration in Europe. Obviously, it's been adopted and adapted many places and in many ways.

Answer 2

I was under the impression the Day of the Dead was November 2nd.I seem to recall that was the day I WAS IN MEXICO CELEBRATING IT! Halloween is a pagan holiday celebrating the end of the harvest and one of the 2 times of the year when this world and the spirit world are closest.The other day is April 30th.Originallty turnips and squash were carved in scary faces to scare away the bad spirits.The pumpkin thing came later.Same deal for why people dressed up.When Christianity started making it's way to the British Isles,it denounced anything that wasn't Christian as "of the devil", hence the reason why we have that association.Halloween was the 1 holiday the Christians couldn't entirely squash, so they turned it into a "devil's day" and encouraged the carving and dressing up as a way to scare off the devil.

Answer 3

Not a Mexican holiday, you must be thinking of El Dia, the day of the dead. However cultural fusion in the northern Mexican states combines Halloween with El Dia. Kids love the trick or treat concept. Gringos love the calaveras and collect them. Never heard of either as "devil's" holiday except among fundie xtians.

Answer 4

People are stupid.I grew up seeing fundie parents deny their poor kids the right to dress up the way other kids did and have fun because some jesus-freak idiots decided it was "EVIL".It's just xtian idiocy.

Btw, I respect what you are saying about the hispanic holiday of death, but the real origin of Halloween goes back to the pre-xtian Celts(My people).Originally, it was called SAMHAIN and it marked the time when the veil between the dead and the living was opened.

Lastly, As a Satanist, I still chose to see it as "The Devil's holiday" and that's a good thing-:D

Answer 5

Because November first is considered to be all Saint's day, a celebration for all saint's who have done the will of GOD. That being said, some fool came up for a day to honor the wicked, and that would be Halloween, which stands for All Hallows day which is on the eve(ning) of all Saints day. That is why people like to dress up like witches, devils, ghosts, and other ghouly get up. And they honor the wicked by paying them with candy so they don't hurt them. Halloween comes from the combination of Hallow's eve. Or so I have been told.

Answer 6

It derives from superstition. I guess the thought of dressing up as ghouls and goblins and such is a sign of the devil. I've even heard that it's his birthday. It started out as a celebration of a pagan festival. But that's not how it's celebrated anymore. No one who goes trick-or-treating is like, "Hey, I'm glorifying Satan. Go me!" It's just something fun for the kids to do.

Answer 7

Whatever its regional origins, it still is a festival rooted in paganism. Actually many holidays nowadays have their roots on pagan history, like Christmas, Valentines, Easter etc.

check this site out and spread the word:

http://jesus-is-lord.com/hallowee.htm

Answer 8

They think that because during that time what do you see? Witches, zombies, devils and carved pumpkins... Pumpkins were used to scare off evil spirits in the earlier days when they thought women were witches...

Answer 9

It's actually of Irish origin, not Mexican.

Answer 10

that is what i heard that is is a mexican holiday, but I think it gives evil people open opportunity.