Personally I think they are cheap bastards that don't want to spend money on Candy and Pumpkins and stuff.....sure its just a marketing ploy to get us to spend money, but DAMN IT...its fun, and kids love it!!! Have they forgetten what its like to be a kid?
2006-10-29 07:41:37 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
I was raised by one of those and I never once understood their viewpoint. Basically anything that is innocent/fun, etc, is evil and stupid to them, no questions asked. Why I don't know. With my father, I couldn't even pry out a reason why it was evil, just that it was. At the same time, he was incredibly hypocritical toward other things that were forbidden in the Bible and by the Church. So I learned to not put any stock into anything he said.
Based on my experiences, they're lonely miserable people who want everyone else to wallow in misery with them and never have any ounce of fun in life. Someone else may have a different outlook. But that is the impression that I get.
2006-10-29 09:31:53 · answer #1 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, personally, I think I'd like to hear the exact "religious reasons" why they don't celebrate Halloween. I'm guessing it ties into the origin of Halloween. All Hallow's Eve was the night when the spirits would rise up. People left out a carved squash with a candle on tombstones to guide the spirit back to the grave. The origin of a Jack-o-lantern. Some would dress up as ghouls or witches to fool the spirits from preying on them. Okay, so maybe I answered my own question. Halloween doesn't sound very religious, does it?
Last year, we missed trick-or-treating entirely, because my stupid town decided to have Halloween on the 30th. Don't ask me why.
2006-10-29 15:48:50 · answer #2 · answered by Teresa 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is their right to decline Halloween celebrations if they want to.
However, I personally disagree with them, and apparently, so does my church, as it has sponsored a number of Halloween parties that raised money for charity and were great fun for the kids. I don't necessarily think they're being cheap, but have just believed a peculiar bit of doctrine. No harm done, until they start telling other people that they can't celebrate the holiday, either.
2006-10-29 15:47:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Holidays are an excuse for the retail industry to sell more junk. I celebrate halloween when I feel like it, but I don't spend a lot of money on it.
If a person does not want to celebrate a holiday, they don't have to. It's not exactly a crime against humanity.
2006-10-29 15:45:48 · answer #4 · answered by the guru 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Oh boy !
Another Hallamark Holiday !
I'm one of those fuddy-duddies.
I spend a bundle on candy to pass out, I turn all the lights on in my house and yard so that it's a bright spot on the street.
You can celebrate darkness if you want, but my faith tells me to be a light in a dark world.
So the candy gets passed out, and a Halloween Gospel tract with every piece.
2006-10-29 15:51:04 · answer #5 · answered by Bob L 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
I agree but as long as they don't go around trying to abolish the holiday, who cares? They are the ones who suffer by missing out on one of the best holidays there is!
2006-10-29 15:51:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
That's their choice and I give them credit for being strong in their convictions. It's hard to go against the grain. Would you rather them be hypocritical. Let them be and just enjoy the day yourself. Don't get mad. I'm sure there have been things you chose not to be apart of. Do you want to be given grief for it?
2006-10-29 15:48:46 · answer #7 · answered by Phoebe 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
"GREAT".
2006-10-29 15:46:43 · answer #8 · answered by I am 14 And In the 8th grade! 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋