Halloween is ghostes, devils, and things that may scare you celebrating death basicly.Christams is celebarte jessus birth.It also has a morale that giving is better then receving when you give gifts. I know christmas might "offend" you since it is not your religon. But don't you think that Halloween might offend you more. With celebarting death. We send Halloween cards. But we send "happy holiday" cards carefull not to offend anyone.School are so carefull not to offend anyone that they have not not thought about Halloween. We should celebarate Christmas in schools instead of calling it winter party.Or when your kids has a concert do not call it winter concert call it christmas concert.Because they are so carefull about christmas they should be just as carefull about halloween.When i was going to school a kid had to go outside the classroom becasue of the halloween activitys. Then mabey we should do that with Christmas!
2006-11-02 11:43:21 · 23 answers · asked by Johnny S 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
American public schools are considered part of the State. Christmas and its meaning is firmly religious. The US Constitution prohibits religious observances being practiced in State run institutions, this being considered a part of the "separation of Church and State".
Halloween has no religious connotations to the average kid looking for candy. It's a fun day which also fulfills an almost primal need to emulate either their heroes or the things which frighten kids the most. Yes, Halloween can be traced back to All Hallow's Eve, but kids today don't have any religious attachment to the holiday.
2006-11-02 11:54:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Many schools no longer have celebrations of any kind saying it's all about sugar and caffeine. It's sad kids can't have some fun. Curb the snacks to something healthier is fine but don't stop them from being kids.
The reason Halloween is more accepted is many people are ignorant to the fact that Halloween is a religious holiday also.
Halloween is not celebrating death it is remembrance of lost loved ones and warding off the evil you think is being worshiped.
Christmas is very confusing because that time of year has multiple holidays for different religious groups. Jesus was not even born in December. But hey celebrate whenever ya want its your religion.
People need to back off and accept that it needs to be all religions or none in schools and public. Anything else is disrespectful.
2006-11-02 15:54:40 · answer #2 · answered by FX_Make-upArtist 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know where you're from, but it's just the opposite in the Kentucky, USA schools. Christmas is practically shoved down your thought. Nativity scenes on the walls & reading Christian stories in class. I don't have a problem with exposing the kids to religous holidays. I think its a great way to expose them to culture. BUT, they should not pick one religion over another. They should include Kwanza, Yule, Chanaka, etc.
Reguarding Halloween, they won't let the kids celebrate that! This greatly offends me. I am Pagan & Samhain is a religious holiday. They shouldn't pick which holidays to include in education & exclude others.
2006-11-03 08:40:43 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think one of the replies is correct in her statement "Halloween is a secular holiday, Christmas is a religious holiday"
However, I do know of some schools that will have a "Holiday" celebration. These celebrations include Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. Some even forgo the references to Jesus and just have a party.
I agree with your observations about the celebrations. I think some of it just goes too far. Part of celebrating the Christmas holidays is to spend them with friends and family and the community. It's too bad some people take all the fun out of it.
2006-11-02 12:09:08 · answer #4 · answered by Malika 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is because our society has become very warped. After all Halloween is a holiday for some but those are the people that are crying out that God be taken out of everything. Pretty sad if you ask me.
Have a BLESSED day!
2006-11-02 11:53:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your school or your teachers or the kids parents are not aware that Halloween is based on a religious event "All Hallowed (saint's) Evening" = "Hallowe'en" If they were, they'd cancel that too! Just as in every "eve" the following day is All Saint's Day.
In Latin Countries, All Saints day is a very religious day.
2006-11-02 11:45:28 · answer #6 · answered by Clarkie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we start celebrating all religious holidays then we will probably have more Holy-days than Work-Days !
Winter concert sounds more inclusive than Christmas concert.
Religion is a personal practice ,I don't think ,we should make it a social event.That dilutes it and it looses its essence.
2006-11-02 12:15:11 · answer #7 · answered by tammy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween is a secular observance. Christmas is a religious holiday.
2006-11-02 11:44:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nowhere on God's earth beats Vienna. At a Ball interior the Stadtshaus. staring on the Viennese dancing the Blue Danube down interior the Stadtsplatz. around the Kriskindl Markt and the huge Tannenbaum. And snowflakes as huge as your fist coming down. Magic. i will bypass away out the drunks and the plastic tinsel, thank you.
2016-12-09 01:34:30 · answer #9 · answered by lot 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know about halloween celebrating death
i think its just fun and games
but i definitely see your point
political correctness is crap, if your christian, call the holiday christmas, if jewish, hannekauh, if none of the above, call it what you like.
but dont make others stop calling it what they want to
christmas doesnt offend me, and im not religious either, i hate political correctness.
2006-11-02 11:48:35 · answer #10 · answered by kitty is ANGRY!™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋