Is Halloween like Christmas or Easter where everything is commercialised and the real meaning is lost?

Question

I mean, do you think that it is all about making money and the whole concept of these holidays are almost meaningless?

Answer 1

While business are capitalizing on the holidays, there is no reason that you cannot share their more meaningful aspects with your family and friends.

If you are Christian (yes, I am well aware of the pagan roots of these particular holidays) then ...
On Easter, celebrate that you are forgiven. Release your anxieties over your sins and start anew. (For those who don't understand, this is not an excuse to sin.)
On All Souls'/Saints' Day (the day after Halloween), remember those (relatives, friends, saints) who have previously passed and whose memories you cherish.
On Christmas, celebrate the birth of Christ, God's gift to the world.

I suppose since we see baby chicks and bunnies, jack-o-lanterns and witches, evergreen trees and gifts, gifts, gifts everywhere, they can be destracting. But it's up to you, how you spend your time, cherishing your relationship with God, family, and friends.

So if you can do that while celebrating spring and new life, dressing up to hide amonst the (non-existant) evil-spirits, exchanging gifts with the ones we love - how bad is that, really? - then more power to you.

Answer 2

Yes... but in making it meaningless, in a way it is more fun. Personally, I'd rather get dressed up, get candy, and go to parties without thinking about the dead or anything religious. Similarly, I'd rather celebrate Christmas by having lights, decorations, food, friends, family, gifts, and good deeds, instead of going to church and remembering Jesus's birth. I'd rather have a family dinner, decorate eggs, have an egg hunt, and talk about new baby animals being born than talk about Jesus's Crucifixion and Resurrection.

I think to some people, the old meaning has died. To others, it remains alive and true. Personally, I'm not religious, and I like celebrating holidays regardless.

Answer 3

No Christmas and Easter are religious holidays. Halloween is about celebrating all things evil and eating a bunch of candy.

Answer 4

no because while halloween was made to be like the day of the dead (in mexico), where we honor dead people, it never had any real roots in honoring dead people (at least not in america). it has always been about free candy and scaring people in america.

other holidays were actually based on something more than presents and how much you can get - i.e. christmas and easter. so yes, those have become commercialized and through that we've lost the meaning of them. traditions were started where you celebrate love and being together. but for halloween, in america, the traditions never started in something more than commercialism. halloween has always been about getting candy and stuff....america's halloween has never been like mexico's "halloween", where they do more than give gifts - they honor the dead through other ways.

Answer 5

Halloween has a meaning beyond kids going door to door getting candy. I know it did at one point in time, but as far as holidays goes this one is pretty straight to the point, scary movies, trick or treaters, and being scared.

Answer 6

Look up the real meaning of Christmas and Easter. It's not what you would think. Not so much about Jesus was it was making other people forget about pagan celebrations. Seriously people, read a book. Jesus was born in spring, not December.

Answer 7

I think so. Especially since Halloween is supposed to be a day of rememberance of the dead in the christian belief, after the druid holiday of harvest and rememberance.

Answer 8

Jah know, a lot of atheists join in the fesitivities. That's how bad it has gotten. To the masses, Christmas is not about the birth of Christ, it's about gift giving and belly fulling.

Answer 9

it seem so......

Answer 10

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