Christian being anyone who loves and accepts Christ as their Lord and Savior and has only one GOD! Why do we celebrate Halloween and do you? Me personally I dont celebrate and enjoy anything that is not of GOD and that's all. I dont tell others anything other than I dont do Halloween, I do Thanksgiving and Christmas but not Halloween. My kids dont dress up for Halloween unless like at church for Halelluliah Night but their costumes are like coyboys or dress like old people, etc.
2006-10-23 02:52:58 · 30 answers · asked by jrolao77 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I do not celebrate Halloween because I do love and accept Christ my Lord.
I used to really get in to Halloween until I researched the history of it and found that it is a holiday created and utilized to worship false gods with a disillusioned belief that the dead actually walked on that night, that people were given gifts of seeing the future, they wore animal heads and skins and made animal sacrifices to their gods and such. In my personal opinion, I do not believe a person that claims to be a Christian can, without sinning, observe the holiday in any shape or fashion. I am not critical of people who do not know, simply put, people are too accepting of traditions of men. Some people have said to me it signifies harvest.........well, I think Thanksgiving covers that one. I am not a fanatic, nor a radical Christian, but I don't see how participating in a morbid holiday that stemmed from pagan beliefs can be pleasing to the Lord. It is different now, some say. Well, it is, it is so different........now we just place costumes of monsters, demons, and masks of serial killers, goblins and ghouls on our children and allow them to seek out candy from strangers. Yeah, it is different now, but is it any more pleasing to the Lord?
When people ask me why I don't participate, then I encourage them to research the holiday. I don't look down on people for enjoying it, but I wish people could see it for what it is.
2006-10-23 03:19:45 · answer #1 · answered by Leisha D 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Holiday is on November 1st. It is All Saints day. All Hallows Eve is the night before All Saints Day. All Saints day is the Christian celebration of all saints, small s and S. That means all of the faithfully departed, not just those who are canonized. In my church we have a book that we write down the names of all of the members of our family that have died. We do this a week or so before and then the list is printed in the bulletin for the service. It is customary to observe the night before as a “vigil” of the Holy Day. I am an Episcopalian, but the Roman Catholic and others do this as well. According to the Jewish custom the day begins at sundown not at midnight. So the first vespers of All Saints day is the night before. All Hallows Eve is not a satanic thing.
I am not sure how this got confused in the mind of so many fundamentalist Christians. And in the U.S. it is just a fun time for the kids to dress up and go trick or treating. The custom of Trick or Treating is a very old one, again connected NOT TO SATAN, but to the CHURCH. It comes from a late medieval practice of "souling," when poor folk would go door to door, receiving food in return for prayers for the dead. It originated in the British Isles.
Like modern day Christmas the religious part of it has been taken out for most people and the customs still go on. There is nothing wrong with it, it is harmless fun for everyone. I am 59 and I take my 80 old friend, we dress up and go trick or treating to the homes of people in our parish.
2006-10-23 03:31:34 · answer #2 · answered by tonks_op 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person of strong faith would neither prejudice against the actions of another or dictate how they are to do something. Halloween's origination came from a group of christians and was called All Hallows Eve. A night to remember all that have died and a celebration of passing into another world. The costumes origonally represented the dead in festival or to ward off evil spirits that may be against the living. Remember that things are only evil or against god if you deem them so. God is the creator of all things including halloween. Do your children the great justice as a parent and afford them the truth about things letting them make up their own minds. Dont put your personal prejudices on thier heads...it belongs to you not them.
2006-10-23 03:12:02 · answer #3 · answered by mark M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thanksgiving is not about God. I thought you said you don't enjoy anything that is not of God? Seems to me that you need to get a grip on you prideful attitude and realize that people religious or not celebrate Halloween as a way to have fun not a way to be devil worshipers. Dress up, handout some candy and make a young child smile. What could be so bad about that. I think that God knows you are not worshiping any false religions or idols.
2006-10-23 03:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
we dont really "celebrate" halloween ... its just a means for kids to have a little fun. We dont teach them other things and worship other than God the Father.
We just cant fight the world. Thats how it is. I do understand where youre coming from though. And i appreciate what youre trying to teach your kids.
But when i have kids, i dont want to take that away from them. They'll realize when they're older.
We had halloween when i was a kid and i think i turned out ok. I dont celebrate now but i wont stop anyone.
2006-10-23 04:34:54 · answer #5 · answered by red_hac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I celebrate Halloween because I find it fun. I've always dressed up. It's a night for kids to have fun and get free candy. You can dress up and be whomever you want. My kids dress up for Halloween. Last year we threw a costume party for our friends. I find it fun. I won't let them dress as angels, devils, ghosts or zombies, but we have a few years before we reach that age.
Before you bash Halloween, check out the origins of Christmas. Are you familiar with the book "Stories behind the Songs of Christmas"? Well, the author wrote a new book called "Stories Behind the Traditions of Christmas". I haven't read it all, but it opens explaining Christmas was not always how we know it. Up until the mid-1800's it was basically a Mardi-Gras type celebration. Christians wanted no part of it.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, and I respect yours, but check out the origins of holidays before you rule them out.
2006-10-23 03:00:04 · answer #6 · answered by teeney1116 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think Christians should let their children dress up in evil or gory costumes, but I don't see anything wrong with children being a princess or an astronaut or something fun like that. It's all about your intentions when you celebrate a holiday. When you do it in the proper spirit, every act in your life can be for the glory of God.
2006-10-23 02:58:28 · answer #7 · answered by wv mommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our pastor suggested having a Halloween party. He said to bring out the BBQ, and rent one of those jumpers for the kids, get together with your neighbors (ones who you've met as well as ones you haven't met yet) Play some praise and worship music, be a witness, and just take Halloween away from the devil. Take Care.
2006-10-23 02:58:59 · answer #8 · answered by Unshaken Faith 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Halloween has been commercialized. It used to be All Hallows Eve, as in the eve of All Saints Day. I like the spanish Day of the Dead better personally because it keeps the spirit. Who knows how this contortion happened...
2006-10-23 03:02:10 · answer #9 · answered by ordinaryenigma 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
halloween is a pagan celebration. our church uses the event to celebrate the harvest festival and to have fun and to reach out to others by their children to share the Love of Jesus. this is a great alternative to the darkness behind halloween. does anyone know how to get it removed from the calendar?
2006-10-23 02:58:03 · answer #10 · answered by Lover of my soul 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋