Its Halloween in a few days so what do you feel about celebrating?

Question

this "holiday"? I mean it has been so diluted from its orignal pagan occultic beginnings of samhain or end of summer pagan festivals to celebrate the dead. Do you think its still occultic or even satanic in nature and therefore shouldnt be celebrated?

Answer 1

I agree with letting kids have their fun because in a sense kids are born innocent. they dont know that getting candy dressed up can trace its roots to some dark pagan past. but I rather go with alternatives to the ancient rituals. for instance halloween was about samhain or end of summer. so not to celebrate samhain cause that is pagan but simply have a fall festival for the kids that what most churches do now. the kids still can dress up and get lots of candy hhahahahaha just gettin my 2 points in hahahaa

Answer 2

Halloween is an awesome holiday! My children and I look forward to it every year. I don't really know about the history of it and I really don't care to be honest. My girls get to have a lot of fun, choosing costumes and dressing up, they meet all kinds of new people and get free candy, what could be wrong with that? If you look back at the history of most holidays and you probably wouldn't want to celebrate those either. So go out and have some fun! Eat chocolate and be happy!

Answer 3

Many of the Christian holidays stem from Pagan ones. Halloween and all Saints Day came from Samhain, Christmas came from Yule, Candlemas came from Imbolc, May Day came from Beltaine and there are many more. Christians still celebrate the other holidays so why not celebrate Halloween? I say yes. Let them eat candy.

Answer 4

Paganism is NOT an occult nor is it Satanic... how can it be Satanic when we dont believe in Satan???
Why shouldnt it be celebrated, it is a time to remember loved ones that have passed, something scary about that???

Answer 5

Mixed feelings about this Holiday. My one good friend use to take her kids to Calvery Chapel in West Covina - before he moved to Diamond Bar - and that was the way she had her kids celebrate.

I don't really give it much thought one way or the other. My Brother and his Wife feel it's satanic, so do lots of Christians, other Christians think it's harmless.

Again, when in doubt, ask the Lord, he won't lead you down the wrong path.

Answer 6

let kids have harmless fun but in no means will it be celebrated as a holiday. we call it harvest celebration and costumes are ok but no scary ones, nust good Godly accepted ones like dress up without the monstors and scary stuff relating to halloween.

Answer 7

Well I believe that halloween is just for the kids nowadays. My daughter is 4 and looks forward to this day since last year, I have pictures of her and shes adorable. My oldest remembers dressing up and she says that was the best day ever!!!!

Answer 8

it never was occultic or satanic to begin with
it was a pagan holiday adopted by the church
and now is for kids ..
whats he problem

Answer 9

My family doesn't celebrate it.

On October 31, parents all over the country dress up their children as ghosts, goblins, monsters, witches and other apparitions and send the out to "trick or treat." But do you know the origin of the custom? It is believed that "All Hallows' Eve" originated among the ancient Druids, a pagan people, who lived in pre-Celtic England. The Druids believed that on Halloween night the lord of the dead, Saman, called forth hosts of evil spirits. These spirits of the dead were believed to revisit their earthly homes on that evening.

But, you say, isn't our Halloween just for fun? Virtually all of our Hallooween customs today can be traced to the ancient Celtic day of the dead. Each of Halloween's many customs has a history, or story behind it. The wearing of costumes, for instance, and the roaming from door-to-door demanding treats can be traced to the Celtic period and the first few centuries of Christianity when it was thought the souls of the dead were out and around, along with fairies, witches and demons. Food and drink were left out to placate them. As the centuries wore on, people began dressing as these dreadful creatures and performing antics in exchange for offerings of food or drink. This practice, called mumming, evolved into our present trick or treating. Jack o' lanterns indicated that a household had given a femal as a sacrifice to establish a communicating link between the spirit realm and the earthbound realm.

The secular world actively encourages the practice of the Halloween holiday via movies, books and marketing practices. Unfortunately, a marked rise in the ancient practices has accompanied this heightened visibility. It is indisputable that this holiday has been adopted by modern day witches, warlocks and Satanists as their own. Therefore we must look to the Bible to guide us in regards to Halloween.

"Thou shalt not learn to do after the abomination of those nations...There shall not be found among you...a witch...for all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord." Deuteronomy 18:9-12

Christians who have been saved out of a witchcraft or Satanist background will warn you of the dangers of celebrating Halloween. So does the Bible. God says:

"Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness." Ephesians 5:11

"And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?...wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you." II Corinthians 6:16-17

Remember, "Be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2

Answer 10

i think its a great time for 1 day of the year to pretend to
be something different
and also a great time to get free candy!!!!!