http://www.crosswalk.com/family/parenting/1356581.html
The above article is really helpful in the true origin of Halloween.
2006-10-24 15:56:30 · 8 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It started as a Christian holiday correct?
btw...that site is amazing!
2006-10-24 15:59:14 · answer #1 · answered by Forget My Name. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"Don't let common stereotypes about this holiday fool you"
From a Christian perspective that's all fine and well but what that article doesn't elaborate on is the truth. It merely scratches the surface on the Pagan/Wicca origins.
I've only provided one link but I suggest doing some serious research in ALL aspects; eg Pagan, of Halloween before considering this the only answer of how Halloween originated.
2006-10-25 01:01:11 · answer #2 · answered by Ersabette 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually, halloween is a CHRISTIAN holiday started by Pope Gregory as all hallows eve. in an attempt to eliminate the Celtic Holiday of Samhien.
any real research will turn this up quite easily.
2006-10-24 23:16:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
And this article by Wikipedia is helpful as well. Though they say it was started by the catholic christians.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween#Origin:_Celtic_observation_of_Samhain
2006-10-24 23:32:22 · answer #4 · answered by jrealitytv 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween-Ancient Night of Terror
It is the last night of October. By the light of the moon, a small group of costumed figures move from house to house stating their demands with dire threats. Guarding some doorsteps are grimacing pumpkin heads glowing with burning candles-made from human fat. Other doors drip with human blood. It is the night of Samhain, Celtic lord of the dead.
Perhaps in no other "Christianized" celebration does Satan so blatantly honor himself and memorialize his war dead. The writer J. Garnier suggests that celebrations of suffering and death can be traced back to the ancient destruction of all of his human followers, as well as the hybrid sons of fallen angels, at the time of the Flood. Cultures the world over have festivals for the dead, "held by all on or about the very day on which, according to the Mosaic account, the Deluge took place, viz., the seventeenth day of the second month-the month nearly corresponding with our November."-The Worship of the Dead, by J. Garnier.
The Druids were no exception. On October 31, Samhain was said to release the spirits of the dead to mingle with the living. Druids roamed the streets with lanterns, and on coming to a house, they demanded money as an offering for Satan.
Halloween is a major satanic ritual day. "It's a religious holiday for the underworld, with satanists performing sacrifices and witches quietly celebrating with prayer circles or meals for the dead," according to a USA Today article. It quoted Washington witch Bryan Jordan as saying, "[Christians] don't realize it, but they're celebrating our holiday with us. . . . We like it."
Parents, do you want your children imitating these sinister rituals?
2006-10-25 00:30:07 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Its actually a harvest thing! Do a google search! By the way, aren't you lucky to be living now because before there was no candy...lol!!!
2006-10-24 22:59:01 · answer #6 · answered by HAPPY <3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I have researched it also. Thanks for the article.
2006-10-24 22:59:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and thanks for the points!!
2006-10-24 23:00:03 · answer #8 · answered by ~Mrs. D~ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋