Halloween is a pagan holiday that symbolizes a lot more than candy and costumes. It very such a spiritual issue especially when God clearly states: Have no other gods before Me and make no images of anything in heaven, earth or the sea, and do not worship or labor for them. You can argue Halloween doesn't mean anything it's just fun and dressing up to you but ask people who practice Wicca if it is all fun and games? You may not even believe in God and you would have to admit after doing your homework that Halloween is useless waste of time, money, and energy. Why waste when you can dress your kids up on any weekend and give them candy. Don’t take my word for it; do your own research. Always be real
2006-10-30 18:35:49 · 7 answers · asked by abreal 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
Sorry.
You may not like this but.....here goes....
Our Church cancelled all activities for Hallowe'en so that the kids wouldn't feel torn between the Church and trick or treating. Many of us were relieved. It just wasn't a fair position to put the kiddies in.
The Church sees it as a community event and festival. There's even a Hallowe'en food drive and Unicef fundraiser for Aids in Africa. Giving to and aiding the poor and ill are encouraged by God...
Wiccans see it as part of their religion, but where is the harm in that? They do not worship the devil; they are an earth based religion, to preserve what God has given us all.
Kids outside, getting fresh air and exercise, away from computers, TVs and video games....Families roaming their neighbourhoods safely, parents wandering about with hot coffee....facing our own fears about death and what is beyond that.....
Kids face so much more these days.....divorce, terrorism, media (nothing's scarier than CNN) gone wild, hurricanes, tsunamis, pedophiles, blizzards in October, too much pressure to grow up in a hurry from peers, adults, and advertisers who use sex to sell deoderant.....
Hallowe'en does not solve these problems, but for one night, they can safely face the fear of going up to a stranger's (and usually a neighbour's) door and be rewarded instead of intimidated.
It is a chance to be a superhero, a monster, a warrior, something strong and empowering, to face the darkness and conquer the shadows.
It is a time to see the world through eyes other than your own.
These things are not a waste of time, but a neccessary part of humanity.
Christians can see the value in this, and continue to celebrate the life God has given us, along with the death we all face, rich or poor, old or young, good or evil....
....like it or not....
2006-10-30 19:37:05 · answer #1 · answered by mithril 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I really don't know why we celebrate the holiday. All it is is a holiday where kids can dress up and get candy to add a few more cavities.
I don't think it is worth researching, because of the fact that it started out as a pagan holiday. I personally don't care much for staying at home with all the trick-or-treaters ringing my bell, I am glad that my church started a safer version of halloween - taking away the emphasis from the evil aspects and putting it on the good things. If you are having such a problem with halloween,ignore it. I am not a witch so why can't October 31 be a fun holiday?
My church has a Hallelujah party to give kids a
worry-free halloween. One of the rules is that the kids don't dress up in evil costumes(witches,draculas,etc).They can dress up as angels, cowboys, princesses, animals, etc. As far as the angels - that can't be wrong, its not like anyone is worshiping them.
2006-10-31 02:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by julie 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Wiccan holiday is Samhain. The Christian holiday is Halloween. They fall on the same day, since early Christianity changed the date of their All Saint's Day. That is the only connection between the two, a shared date. If a shared date is enough to torpedo a holiday, then get ready to put Christmas and Easter on the curb, along with a whole bunch of other ones, since they all fall on the same date as other Pagan holidays.
If you were celebrating Samhain, that *might* violate the precept against having other gods before him (there's some good arguments that it wouldn't), but it's pretty difficult to argue that celebrating a Christian holiday violates Christian doctrine.
2006-10-31 08:34:00 · answer #3 · answered by ArcadianStormcrow 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you know that Easter is the celebration of a pagan goddess that married her son? The celebration of the resurection was moved to coincide with the pagan festival for convenience of mixing the two days and making them one celebration.
How about that Christ was not even born in winter in reality? If you read the scriptures you will see that at that time they were bringing the flocks in from the fields-something done in the fall.
Many feel that the sabath is on Saturday. Whoever is right-well the others are violating it, no?
Many in this country are not Christian. To them it is all fun and games. And many others simple do not take the issue as seriously as you do.
I think that any holiday is what you make of it. Just as Christmas has basically been "ruined" by marketing, in my opinion, so has halloween lost its evil stigma. I am sure there are devil's worshipers and witches out there that are just as disgruntled with the loss of meaning of halloween as Christians that despare what has happened to Christmas, lol.
2006-10-31 02:53:16 · answer #4 · answered by furshluginer 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
shut up. its a reason to go out and get candy and to party. why do religious psychos on here have a problem with everything?
2006-10-31 02:38:27 · answer #5 · answered by anonymous 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
the only reason we still have halloween is because corporations continue making money from it.
2006-10-31 02:44:49 · answer #6 · answered by Lilah 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
be quiet!! ur ruinin halloween!! im an atheist!! spoiler!
2006-10-31 04:15:44 · answer #7 · answered by *cutie with a bootie* 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋