It is obvious from the decorations that it is the 'devils holiday'. I don't understand how one's who call themselves 'Christians' can celebrate it. And training their children to do the same? I certainly can't see Jesus dressing up as a demon, or anything else for that matter.
2006-10-26 17:23:39 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Joshua 24:15. History shows that it is rooted in various pagan groups, particularly the Celts, Druids, etc. It is considered by Satanists to be their holiest of days, so as Christians we should not celebrate that day, whether by trick-or-treating or by so-called "Harvest Parties". The idea behind harvest parties is that since Christians don't do Halloween, we need something else fun to do that night. When we substitute a pagan tradition with something that we've tried to make "Christian", it just causes problems, it indicates that we are missing out on something worthwhile. And we're not.
I'm not going to condemn somebody for observing Halloween, but I will not participate in it or anything of the sort. That night, I will be with my church, praying for the Satanists and occultists, as well as the mainstream people who deny the Halloween problem. You are more than welcome to join us, we're online at http://remnantofgod.org/pogmchat.htm There are various articles you could read containing Bible verses about why we shouldn't celebrate Halloween, like http://www.jeremiahproject.com/culture/halloween.html
http://www.bibletruths.org/holidays/hallowen.html
http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/halloween.html
(I really recommend the last one)
God bless you, I will pray that you will find the truth in this matter.
P.S.-The Lord is coming soon, make straight your paths! Study the Bible and pray without ceasing! He loves you and wishes to see you in Heaven on Judgment Day!
2006-10-26 17:51:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Christianity moved in to the Celtic lands the Church at the time incorporated the Celtic day of spirits and created Halloween. "Hallow means saint", and became a day of prayer for the souls that have departed. It is a tradition in Poland to go out, on all Saints day, light a candle and place it on the grave of departed loved ones. In Mexico you prepare a meal and bring the meal to the grave to share in the memory of the one you lost. Most Mexicans and Poles are Christians (Catholics).
The reason we still run around wearing masks and attempting to scare people, is because 1) it is fun, 2) some of the Celtic traditions survived under Catholicism in Ireland.
Halloween is not the work of the devil. It is an idea by the Church.
2006-10-26 17:46:30 · answer #2 · answered by Just Wondering 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
while Christianity moved in to the Celtic lands the Church on the time integrated the Celtic day of spirits and created Halloween. "Hallow potential saint", and grew to become an afternoon of prayer for the souls that have departed. it is a custom in Poland to go out, on all Saints day, easy a candle and place it on the grave of departed kinfolk. In Mexico you prepare a meal and placed across the meal to the grave to proportion interior the memory of the single you lost. maximum Mexicans and Poles are Christians (Catholics). the rationalization we nevertheless run around donning mask and attempting to scare human beings, is via fact a million) it is exciting, 2) quite a few the Celtic traditions survived below Catholicism in eire. Halloween isn't the artwork of the devil. it is an thought with the help of the Church.
2016-10-03 00:22:30 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that you cannot both worship God and the Devil. I, however, do not believe that Halloween is the Devil's Holiday. I agree that you should not be dressing up as demons, but i see no problem with an 8 year old pretending to be the giant Paul Bunyan and then eating candy. If that is all that Halloween is to you, then it is fine. If Halloween is demon worship, then avoid it and teach your children to do he same
2006-10-26 18:23:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween has nothing to do with the mythical "devil." That's something that Christianity made up to scare people out of celebrating.
Nobody ever heard if this "Halloween is the Devil's holiday" shite before the 1990's.
Peace
2006-10-26 17:33:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, my god. Halloween is actually the one holiday throughout the year that the church can't manage to Christianize. Every Christian holiday that you celebrate was around LONG before Christianity (and "The Devil") came into being. The church just decided to rename them all to coincide with the Christian belief. All Hallows Eve is the one night of the year that people everywhere commemorate the dead. It is by no means an evil holiday.
2006-10-26 17:32:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Oh, for pete's sake. I am SO SICK of supposed Christians who don't know the history of their own holidays, or even that holidays are THEIR holidays. Halloween, or All Hallow's Eve, is a CHRISTIAN holiday, as Christian as Christmas. Just like Christmas, it was set up to appease pagans whom the Christians were trying to convert, to coincide with pagan celebrations that were already in place. Halloween was created BY THE CHURCH to replace Samhain, a festival of the Celts, if memory serves. The church had to come up with a holiday to replace Samhain, to give the pagans something to celebrate at the same time as their old Samhain when they converted to Christianity. The holiday that the church came UP with was All Saint's Day, or All Hallow's Day, to take place on Nov. 1st, if I remember correctly; its function was to commemorate all the Saints that didn't have their own holidays. The day before All Hallow's Day became All Hallow's Eve, or Halloween, as we call it.
Of course, a lot of the mistique of the original pagan celebration (concerned with death and the "spirit world") survives in our modern celebrations, so it still has a pagan feel to it. But in name, it's most certainly a CHRISTIAN holiday, created by Christians, for Christians. Most of the "devilish" trappings of the holiday have been added on in the last 150 years or so, by Americans, and have nothing to do with either the pagan predecessor or its Christian replacement.
2006-10-26 17:59:02 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO, it couldn't mean that, for if it did, that would make anyone who celebrates Easter or Christmas a Christian, and we know this is not true.
Halloween did not start out as a demononic satanic celebration of any kind. Satonic cults have used it for this purpose, but lets say that they use Christmas or Easter as a day to celebrate their satanic beliefs, should we then shy away from celebrating the days ourselves because they decided to use that for their own purposes?
Please, never let demonic or other non believing souls determine what you celebrate or do not celebrate, for in doing that, you validate their belief system, and that is something we should never do as Christians.
2006-10-26 17:29:02 · answer #8 · answered by cindy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree!Halloween is an evil holiday in which people try to cover up by handing out candy to little kids, but many teenagers go around destroying things, and many cults and witchcraft celebrate this day, so this day should not be supported in any way whatsoever, Halloween should be removed from people's calendars and condemned! Friends of Satan do not need to be assisted by recognizing their holiday! It is EVIL! Don't be a friend of Satan!
2006-10-30 06:26:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't necessarily think it's the Devil's Holiday, but at the same time, Halloween doesn't have roots in Christianity. I honestly don't understand why Christians and churches acknowledge Halloween. They send children out in non-evil costumes, and call their celebrations, "Harvest Festivals" but they are celebrating Halloween. It's a sell-out and I think it's totally gay.......
2006-10-26 17:29:22 · answer #10 · answered by Taffi 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋