ok....some people says we aren't suppose to celebrate halloween cuz its devils birthday?.....and majority of people celebrate cuz of candies....and they dont even know the real reason behind it...so i was wondering should we celebrate halloween? or not?
2006-10-27 13:33:03 · 38 answers · asked by L0cA Ch!Ca 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Halloween has evolved over the years. What was shrouded in superstition has now become a chance to play let's pretend, even for grown ups. Most people have shed the old superstitions about the holiday and see it for what it really is, a chance to have a little fun.
I really pity the folks who have not evolved in their spiritual practice and are still locked in their minds with the boogey man (Satan). One day too, their eyes will be opened (or not).
2006-10-27 13:50:39 · answer #1 · answered by Magic One 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How bout you do what you want and I will do what I want. Candy? Devils birthday? Where in the world did you get that nonsense? Halloween or something similar to it has been celebrated since the beginning of human kind. Every culture and religion has celebrated the end of Harvest and the beginning of the dark cold winter in a different way. The "devil" had nothing to do with it until christianity.
2006-10-27 13:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by tjnstlouismo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a very old festival and i am sure it dates back to before we had a 'devil' in the sence you mean - just like christmas pre-dates christianity and all that. One celebration is as good as another, and certainly the original halloween was nothing like as clearcut black and white as 'celebrating the devil's birthday' or celebrating evil. I dont know the details but you could probably find out more on the net easily enough.
2006-10-27 13:36:59 · answer #3 · answered by David R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can Celebrate halloween it was a lie, some people think it is the devils b-day but its not today i learned that early on some people were making a bigger deal out of it than it really was so now some people dont celebrate. its really confusing but in the end yes you can
2006-10-27 14:27:17 · answer #4 · answered by Megan28 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
halloween is not the devil's birthday. It is a day that has been invaded with evil things and associations. We should not celebrate halloween because it is like celebrating the pagan rituals all over again. I suggest going to an alternative such as a Hallelujah night or something like that if your only reason is a major sweet tooth and the prospect of free candy.
2006-10-27 13:45:11 · answer #5 · answered by Deborah 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I do not know wherein you could have been doing all your study however it's certainly now not with whatever written by means of any historian of word. Can I endorse the books written by means of Ronald Hutton, Professor of History at Bristol University, England and a professional in pre-Christian European paganism? Particularly "Stations of the Sun". Hutton is a pagan sympathiser however however concludes that. a million. Halloween originated because the Eve of All Saints Day and there is not any old proof of any pagan impact., two. Easter is Christian and it's dubious that there ever used to be a goddess referred to as "Eostre" or "Ostara". three. The date of Christmas used to be settled lengthy earlier than Christianity reached Norse lands. The date used to be set in Rome wherein none of this used to be of any value. In any case, Yule might be celebrated any time among early December and overdue January. The arrangement with Christmas occurred for the reason that kings and nobles moved their "Yule" banquet to Christmas. The rationale a few Christians, certainly within the USA, do not have fun Halloween is puritanism. When responsible, puritans attacked plenty of Catholic stuff - adding All Saints and its Eve. Anyone who carried on celebrating used to be denounced as a satan worshipper, a witch or a pagan. Not real, simply propaganda however nonetheless broadly believed.
2016-09-01 03:42:30 · answer #6 · answered by lil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quick and simple, any reason to celebrate should not be ignored. The holidays a lot of people celebrate today are not so different than celebrating the true Halloween.
2006-10-27 13:35:16 · answer #7 · answered by Ronin_21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes......it's a blast and is NOT the "devils birthday"
From Wikipedia:
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 Pope Gregory III moved the old Christian feast of All Saints Day to November 1 to give Halloween a Christian interpretation .
2006-10-27 13:36:47 · answer #8 · answered by Judy the Wench 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Halloween is not the Devil's birthday. It is really "All Hallows Eve," because it is the night before "All Hallows Day,' or more commonly known as "All Saints Day." It really is just mainly a holiday of tradition nowadays. People of almost all religions celebrate it now just for fun.
2006-10-27 13:37:43 · answer #9 · answered by redstarzero 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Halloween was first originally used to hide from the evil spirits that wandered around. It began when some people believed that on October 31, a day before November 1 (their calender started the new year on November 1st), the border between the living and the dead would blur, creating the evil spirits to harass and stalk the living. So they dressed up in dirty rags and tried to look like the dead as well to "camoflauge" into the crowd :)
I don't believe that Halloween is evil. Someone told me that it was and it killed my excitment--so I did a little research ;) no its not evil, its actually to hide from evil by dressing up to look like one but you're not evil :D
2006-10-27 13:42:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋