Do you think celebrating Halloween is correct with what the bible says?

Question

To what you have learned or what ever your opinion might be
do you think taht this celebration is correct.
please be very specific.

Answer 1

Does the bible say we can't dress up, eat candy and have a party?

Answer 2

Personally I cannot stand Halloween. I think it is an evil celebration and it is against the lord. What I cannot understand is how people can allow themselves to get sucked into this stupid festival and all it represents is darkness and evil. I mean, all it is about is witches, monsters and oh yeah "communicating with the dead". Leave them alone for goodness sake, they are dead after all. I was never allowed to celebrate halloween as a child and I am glad I was prevented from doing so, because if you research it's real meaning, NOT the lies some people tell you about the festival, so can see straight off that it is evil and a con, (another way of getting people to part with their money). I do not like halloween, I do not respect halloween and if I had children I would not let them celebrate it. It represents pure evil to me, but if people want to celebrate it, it is their choice, but leave me out because I am simply not interested.

Answer 3

I don't think the Bible specifically says Halloween is good or bad, but I think it is like many things that have come up in more modern times that the Bible doesn't have specific answers for. I personally think that as long as you make it clear that it is just for fun and you don't really believe in the ghosts or the witches and all of that then it is fine. As a kid I wasn't allowed to be a witch or a ghost ever, and I really enjoyed dressing up as a princess or a pumpkin and just having fun walking around with my family. I don't think God really cares if you take it lightly and just make it a fun event. As long as you aren't going way way into it and believing all of the random rumors that are told on Halloween, or making it a huge priority and the most important day of the year, I think it is an ok event to participate in.

Answer 4

It is an abomination to God,it is called "All Hallows Eve" it is a celebration by witches etc.
The Christians are now celebating what is called a "Harvest Celebration" on the same day, and is held in a church. The children can wear a costume if it is related to Harvest time, they get candy and refreshments and play games and the likes and, it is also a safe place for children.
Halloween, has become as big as Christmas almost, with all the money spent on candy, costumes and decorations.
I hope this helps.

Answer 5

I would say it's okay to some degree but certainly not something that is appropriate to overindulge in. For instance, if I had kids I would allow them to go trick or treating because it can be harmless fun but as they got older I would explain that for some people it's a pagan holiday. There are plently of people that celebrate Christmas but have no idea or interest in Jesus. There are also people, mostly Catholics, who celebrate Halloween and Nov. 1st as the Day of the Dead and All Souls Day and use it as an opportunity to honor those who have passed away. I'd say it's all about your intentions.

Answer 6

You know, I have struggled with this. I still don't know if it's right or wrong to take part in Halloween. In many ways it seems so innocent. The children dress up, go door to door , get candy, they have fun, see other silly kids, come home and have enough treats for months. Then my other thoughts are, where did this start, what is the idea behind it, all the death things, scary things...can it really be okay I ask myself? It isn't like we are attending "witches meetings" or doing bad things..we aren't skinning cats or destroying property, just dressing up and going door to door. The Bible doesn't speak of Halloween. It talks about worshipping things that aren't God. To go door to door is not worshipping anything. I think it's fair to say it's innocent fun BUT...."If in doubt, leave it out."

Answer 7

Hello, Erika. Halloween, like every other holiday has its pro-biblical and anti-biblical features We need to see your question as a general one, but we need to address specifics.

The Bible teaches against obsessions like witchcraft, death, darkness, violence, and harming people. Don't celebrate or even tolerate such things as far as your own practice is concerned. The idea of "playing dress-up" with your children, meeting your neighbors, and giving little children candy seem to be in line with sound biblical doctrine and practice. In formulating your own answer to the question, don't over-generalize about the whole holiday; parts of it are good, and parts are not.

I teach that a litmus test for such things is to ask how each aspect of the holiday will affect your relationship with God, family, church, and non-Christians. If it significantly harms your God-ordained relationship with any of these, then rethink where it should be among your priorities.

Answer 8

Sorry - I don't like to give rude answers -- BUT get off your high horse and let the kids have a night to dress up and use their imaginations. And maybe do some research before you get back on.......

Halloween is a tradition celebrated on the night of October 31, most notably by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting sweets. It is celebrated in parts of the Western world, though most common in the United States,Canada, Puerto Rico, Ireland, and with increasing popularity in Australia, and sometimes celebrated in New Zealand. Halloween originated among the Celts in Ireland, Britain and France[1] as the Pagan Celtic harvest festival, Samhain. Irish, Scots, Calan Gaeaf in Welsh and other immigrants brought versions of the traditions to North America in the 19th century. Most other Western countries have embraced Halloween as a part of American pop culture in the late 20th century.

The term Halloween, and its older spelling Hallowe'en, is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before "All Hallows' Day"[2] (also known as "All Saints' Day"). In Ireland, the name was All Hallows' Eve (often shortened to Hallow Eve), and though seldom used today, it is still a well-accepted label. The holiday was a day of religious festivities in various northern European Pagan traditions, until it was appropriated by Christian missionaries and given a Christian interpretation.[citation needed] Halloween is also called Pooky Night in some parts of Ireland, presumably named after the púca, a mischievous spirit.

Halloween is often associated with the occult. Many European cultural traditions hold that Halloween is one of the liminal times of the year when the spiritual world can make contact with the physical world and when magic is most potent (e.g. Catalan mythology about witches, Irish tales of the Sídhe).

Answer 9

Halloween in the strictest sense may denote a biblical parting of the ways but in 2006 it's all in fun and not to demonize people . It's strictly a fun time to dress up and there is truly no real connection as perhaps in days long ago .

Answer 10

My church doesn't like Halloween. We have a "Harvest Fest" before Halloween. On Halloween night we have movies and popcorn for the kids at the church. It's a safe place where they can have fun and win a few prizes

I personally don't like scary costumes and masks
I am scared of strangers giving my kids candy, you just never know what they do to it. I don't like the kids being out at night "trick or treating" Its seems to dangerous with all the crazy drivers around here

Answer 11

The symbols of Halloween are pagan in origin and were by them to indicate to evil spirits that the house they were displayed never hurt or practiced against evil. These symbols were to appease all the evil spirits. Would you as a Christian want to associate with the appeasing of evil spirits considering what the Bible says about spiritual warfare.