At one time it called "souling" people would put embers in turnips and go from door to door offering to pray for their deceased family members in return for food.
Yes Holoween has pagan roots that go back further than that, I just wanted to point out there are some spiritual roots too.
I welcome any of your thoughts.
Thanks
2006-10-30 03:06:34 · 10 answers · asked by daisyk 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"What satan intended for evil, God intends it for good."
You can take any situation which is bad, including the roots of some pagan holidays, and God will turn it around for good. Yes, the roots of Halloween are pagan, but God turns it around for good.
My church has a "trunk or treat" on Halloween, and we dress up our cars and park them in the church parkinglot, and give out candy for the neighbor kids, along with rides and two raffles for kid's bicycles.
Doesn't matter how the holiday got there. God can turn ANYTHING that satan intended for evil into furthering His kingdom.
2006-10-30 03:18:43 · answer #1 · answered by Dianne C 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't care the roots, honey. In case it has escaped everyones notice, Halloween (like Christmas and as EAster is becoming) is less a religious holiday and more of a gimme holiday. Gimme candy, in this case. Gimme material posessions in Christmas. The "pagan" roots are now as useless as any other religious' message because it's commercialized. It has long since joined the ranks of Gimme.
2006-10-30 03:22:46 · answer #2 · answered by sister steph 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trick or handle certainly ability "do you pick for us to play a trick on you or do you have a handle for us." despite the fact that, rather of play a trick on you it may additionally be preform a trick for you.
2016-11-26 19:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christmas and Easter have roots in the same ancient culture. Guess you should throw out the tree and eggs, too, huh?
2006-10-30 03:13:53 · answer #4 · answered by Zombie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You mentioned that Halloween has "spiritual roots" but you don't say what they are. Are you saying that to try and justifying celebrating something that you already know is wrong? Halloween and the customs associated with it make it something that true Christians avoid.
2006-10-30 03:13:38 · answer #5 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Even in the not so distant past, the expression was 'shell out'. Interesting!
2006-10-30 03:25:19 · answer #6 · answered by jmmevolve 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's interesting. I've always wondered how the whole "trick or treat" thing started.
2006-10-30 03:15:25 · answer #7 · answered by ☼Grace☼ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
praying is a lot diferant to tricks I do not aprove of halloween,
2006-10-30 03:09:25 · answer #8 · answered by Sam's 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They dont care
2006-10-30 03:13:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd rather have the candy.
2006-10-30 03:16:48 · answer #10 · answered by Allison L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋