This is aimed at Christians but all are welcome.
Will you celebrate Halloween? If not, why? Because it is a Pagan holiday? (Yes, Pagan, not Satanic which is totally different) If so, did you know that almost all Christian holidays take their customs from Pagan holidays?
Valentine's Day- Imbolc, celebration of the virgin Goddess bride and the unbridled, pure love she has for the Sun God, give love letters to a crush.
Easter- Ostara, the defeat of Winter by the Sun God, his consumation with the Goddess, paint, hide and find eggs to symbolize fertility.
Halloween- Samhain (pronounced SAV-ayn), the New Year, out with the old, in with the new, jack-o-lanterns and costumes to scare away evil spirits, milk and cake (now candy) offerings to the spirits of ancestors left next to the front door.
The one I hate to bring up, Christmas- Yule, the longest night of the year. Presents are an accidental similarity, but the tree comes from a custom of praying on the Yule log to burn all night.
2006-10-29 15:49:22 · 5 answers · asked by Shel K 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
By the way, I am a Pagan.
I just thought to ask after I watched a news segment about a bunch of parents who won't allow their children to attend their church's Halloween party.
I'm not trying to be mean, or a smart-*ss, I just want everyone to be informed before they act close-minded.
2006-10-29 16:03:58 · update #1
Yes, I knew that, and no we don't "celebrate" Halloween. What's there to celebrate?
2006-10-29 15:51:35 · answer #1 · answered by Michelle *The Truth Hurts 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
im chistian and i think there's nothing wrong with celebrating a pagan holiday. i personally think halloween is really fun and exciting. i came from a high school ran by nuns and they're going to have an ealy halloween party tonight. my high school friends and i will be there to join the tick or treating. and on the 31st, my cousins and i will have a halloween party in the "old house" (it's the house where our great grand parents and grandparents lived.)
2006-10-29 23:57:56 · answer #2 · answered by DruNkStripPeR 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
For two reasons I am not celebrating Halloween. One , in this day and age, I am not opening my door all night to masked freaks! Also, where I live, in a subdivision, the people living in the less populated areas fill their vans full of the kids and bus them into our neighbohood to get more candy.
2006-10-29 23:53:30 · answer #3 · answered by Lola 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No I do not celebrate the pagan holidays. I thank God I am an informed Christian and know the history of all the pagan holidays.
My church and I teach our youth and members and share it with people who don't know better.
Celebrating Halloween is demonic it is paying tribute to the dead that is clairvoyance.
Thanks for the history and spreading the word.:-)
2006-10-29 23:57:06 · answer #4 · answered by cantstandrudeness 3 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Yes, I'll go with my daughter and grandson for his first Halloween. My son-in-law will be away for work so I'll go and help her.
2006-10-29 23:55:02 · answer #5 · answered by c's grandma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋