Halloween is not a Christan holiday?

Question

Think about it, if you were black or Jewish and for one day everyone dressed up in Nazi or KKK costumes how would that make you feel. The some way Christan's feel when people dress up as Devils and Witches.

So I guess we agree then Halloween is a very unchristian holiday and should not be celebrated by Christan's. But i guess what most of you don't get is that demons are real and are more evil than you can imagine. You think you can dress your kid up in that and it be funny and cute you people make me sick.

Answer 1

Halloween's origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in).

The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.

To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities.

During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other's fortunes. When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter.

By A.D. 43, Romans had conquered the majority of Celtic territory. In the course of the four hundred years that they ruled the Celtic lands, two festivals of Roman origin were combined with the traditional Celtic celebration of Samhain.

The first was Feralia, a day in late October when the Romans traditionally commemorated the passing of the dead. The second was a day to honor Pomona, the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. The symbol of Pomona is the apple and the incorporation of this celebration into Samhain probably explains the tradition of "bobbing" for apples that is practiced today on Halloween.

By the 800s, the influence of Christianity had spread into Celtic lands. In the seventh century, Pope Boniface IV designated November 1 All Saints' Day, a time to honor saints and martyrs. It is widely believed today that the pope was attempting to replace the Celtic festival of the dead with a related, but church-sanctioned holiday. The celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints' Day) and the night before it, the night of Samhain, began to be called All-hallows Eve and, eventually, Halloween. Even later, in A.D. 1000, the church would make November 2 All Souls' Day, a day to honor the dead. It was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades, and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels, and devils. Together, the three celebrations, the eve of All Saints', All Saints', and All Souls', were called Hallowmas.

Answer 2

So are you just opposed to the devil costumes? Because I don't think that Ghost and Goblins and Witches and Warlocks ever persecuted your God or your people. And certainly Thomas the Tank Engine and Pumpkins and Bumblebees and Disney Princesses did nothing to them either. Actually I don't think the devil has actually DONE anything either... he's just your enemy and the blame for the bad things that people do.

Your argument that Halloween costumes are to Christians what Nazi and KKK uniforms are to Black people and Jewish people is the most asinine thing I've heard in a while.

Answer 3

All Hallows Eve was a pagan holiday. Because 2 of the holidays fell within a day or two of each other they ended up putting both together to celebrate. This has nothing to do with Christianity. Anyone who thinks it does, is not paying attention in church. It is something that later was turned into something for fun for children and adults. Coincidentally, it is the night that people collect for UNICEF. Can't be too bad if you are collecting for charity. This is something that Christians do.

Answer 4

haloween actually began as a celtic pagan holiday...and you dress up as scary things to ward off the evil spritis that come around on all hallos eve...
when it was adopted by christianity...the costume part went away and people went to church to celebrate the spirits...
NOW its a comercial holiday...not pagan...not christian...its just good clean fun for children and adults...
if anyone gets upset about costumes...keep your light off...and close your door so you dont ruin it for others with your uptight attitude.

Answer 5

Dressing up evil doesn't cast out evil,
any more than law makes free of law;
witch many x-ians aren't yet aware of.

It's old, childish, ready to vanish: Heb 8:13
just as the dead sea is now also vanishing,
as law knowledge "shall vanish": 1Cor 13:8.

Debating it, is as Law vs Law is as Loser vs Loser.

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 6

If people dressing up as devils or witches bother you, you need to get a life.

Answer 7

My parents didn't allow us to celebrate it, and I know of others whose parents do not. But that doesn't mean all Christians view it the same way. Just pray for those people if you are frightened or worried.

Answer 8

Halloween isn't a holiday against Christians. And if they get offended, they need to get over it.

Answer 9

Halloween isn't even a holiday..it's a waste of time and candy.

Answer 10

Big difference - christians are not persecuted by little children in Halloween costumes.

If you are upset by it, that's your problem. It doesn't mean you are persecuted.