You know... dressing up in costumes and begging people for candy... all the aspects of Haloween that have to do with the witchcraft and the occult... Oija boards, saeances, all that stuff...
Aren't we teaching our kids that the Occult is "cool"?
2006-10-24 11:33:49 · 15 answers · asked by BOO! 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
yeah, it kinda does!
That is why my daughter can only dress up in "non bloody" or "non witch" costumes.
We don't make a big deal of it. Last year we went to our church and they had a big fun festival type thing that was a nice alternative to all of the Halloween revelry.
2006-10-24 11:43:36 · answer #1 · answered by Agent99 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Look, I don't know how YOU celebrate Hallowe'en, but seances and Ouija boards don't really come into the picture much where we are.
The Church in our area cancelled all activities on Hallowe'en so that the kids could go trick or treating. They see it as a family and community event and part of our culture.
Fresh air, exercise, the ability to walk safely outdoors at night, time together with family and friends, giving and sharing goodies with neighbourhood kiddies.
It is also a time to confront our fears, particularly the ones about death. It has happened to every single person before us and will happen to everyone eventually, rich or poor, beautiful and plain, strong and weak.
So "all" of Hallowe'en isn't evil or is about the occult. The only real evil that exists is the evil in the heart of mankind: greed, sloth, envy, avarice, gluttony, anger, and pride. These roads lead to hate.
So judge not, please, lest ye be judged.
2006-10-25 04:38:17 · answer #2 · answered by mithril 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if we let them believe that this is a bad holiday... read the jack-o-lantern story below.. It is one, my children love...
History Of The Jack-O'Lantern
Pumpkin carving is a popular part of modern America's Halloween celebration. Come October, pumpkins can be found everywhere in the country from doorsteps to dinner tables. Despite the widespread carving that goes on in this country every autumn, few Americans really know why or when the jack o'lantern tradition began. Or, for that matter, whether the pumpkin is a fruit or a vegetable. Read on to find out!
People have been making jack o'lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed "Stingy Jack." According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn't want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form. Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree's bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years.
Soon after, Jack died. As the legend goes, God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil, upset by the trick Jack had played on him and keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as "Jack of the Lantern," and then, simply "Jack O'Lantern."
In Ireland and Scotland, people began to make their own versions of Jack's lanterns by carving scary faces into turnips or potatoes and placing them into windows or near doors to frighten away Stingy Jack and other wandering evil spirits. In England, large beets are used. Immigrants from these countries brought the jack o'lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States. They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack o'lanterns.
2006-10-26 02:52:36 · answer #3 · answered by bartender101dd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do think Halloween has changed. I tried looking for a costume for my wife on the internet. Most women's costume are innapropriate for children to see and now those same costumes are being directed towards our teens and children. I don't think it has become about witchcraft and the occult as much as about pimps and hos.
2006-10-24 18:43:04 · answer #4 · answered by diogidoc 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i says more holidays, more parties, more having fun, and eating sweet things. No one is begging for candy, we voluntarily give happy little punks as much as they want because they have fun that day, just as we did when we were little. Were not teaching occultism. i don't know what your teachers taught you, but i didn't learn that. They should have taught you how to spell halloween, seance, and ouija.
2006-10-24 18:57:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope cause it's Halloween in Maine they Celebrate it for 2 nites it's called All Hallow's Eve's
no joke kids get double their candy lol
2006-10-24 18:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by sugarbdp1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Okay, for starters, learn how to spell. Secondly, pull your head out of your a** and think about what you just asked. Now go to wikipedia.com, type in Halloween, and read the article from top to bottom. Once you've finished reading, you SHOULD have a better understanding of what this particular holiday is all about.
2006-10-25 03:30:42 · answer #7 · answered by greenjupiter7 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look, it is one of kid's faovrite holidays. CANDY!!!
Why take that away. Holloween never made a kid turn to Wicca or Satanism. They have fun, get dressed up, don't care if they are monsters, superheros or movie characters. My son's favorite was when he went as Captain Jack Sparrow. He doesn't think he is a pirate now.
Let them have fun, life gets complicated soon enough.
2006-10-24 18:45:38 · answer #8 · answered by Russ C 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Religion and grown ups are the ones corrupting Halloween.
Do your homework, Google "Halloween" and check out where it came from.
Halloween is a celebration of death to make way for the new life. Mostly associated with the third harvest or something.
Check it out before you complain.
2006-10-24 18:43:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I like when children learn that everything on Earth doesn't have to be politically correct. Rock on, Halloween.
2006-10-24 18:41:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋