that one day, halloween will be converted to a christian holiday just like christmas and easter have been?
2007-09-26 03:32:49 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yep, if the Christian population continues to dominate society, it will just be a matter of time till we celebrate "harvest day" on October 31st.
That was the day that Jesus made the fig tree bear fruit, and we dress up like ghosts, witches and Goblins to scare it into shrivelling it up like Christ did a year later when it wasn't bearing fruit.
2007-09-26 03:37:12 · answer #1 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Our Church does not celebrate any sort of Fall Festival, because it is pretty hypocritical. The fall festivals at the Churches that do celebrate them is to allow the Children an alternative. That's all. Halloween is not or never will be a Christian Holiday. Easter is now called Resurrection Sunday in a lot of Churches trying to get away from the Pagan, origination. The day is meant for the celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Day of Christmas is the day that the Christian faith celebrates his birth. The tree, the presents all of the commercial stuff has little to do with the true meaning of Christmas. The Pagans can claim the others all they want. As a matter of fact they can have, the fact will always remain that you can't no matter how hard you try take "Christ" out of the true meaning of Christmas.
2007-09-26 03:40:38 · answer #2 · answered by fire_side_2003 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fair to assume But I hope that it is not likely.
There is more of an issue everyday, with religous groups on pagan holidays. The road seems to be split on this issue. SO who will win out, ancient religon or todays society of make everything apply to the here and now.
Remember, Easter and Christmas (symbols)are also pagan holidays! This is referred to in the Holy Bible.
In my opinion the original intent was to get kids away from the Halloween practices and into the church views and family. More like a marketing tool to pull in families to the church.
2007-09-26 03:46:00 · answer #3 · answered by jdsecmove 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there seems to be a little confusion over this with some people here....
In the early 7th century Pope Boniface IV consecrated the Pantheon in Rome, formerly a temple to all the gods, as a Roman Catholic church dedicated to Saint Mary and the Martyrs, and ordered that that date (May 13) should be celebrated every year.
It became All Saints' Day, a day to honour all the saints, and later, at the behest of Pope Urban IV (d. 1264), a day specially to honour those saints who didn't have a festival day of their own.
In the 8th century Pope Gregory III moved the date to November 1 when he dedicated a chapel to all the saints in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Gregory IV made the festival universal throughout the Church.
November 1 coincided with the Pagan festival of Samhain. Encyclopaedia Britannica says this date may perhaps have been chosen 'in an effort to supplant the Pagan holiday with a Christian observance', and this would have been in line with the policy, suggested by Pope Gregory I of adopting Pagan buildings like the Pantheon and festivals like Samhain to serve a Christian purpose
2007-09-26 03:43:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Odd, because Halloween is a Christian holiday.
All Hallows Day was meant as a feast day for the Saints who did not have official holidays of their own.
2007-09-26 03:56:08 · answer #5 · answered by Y!A-FOOL 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe so. Christmas and Easter were timed to replace "pagan" holidays.
Then, I suppose, Halloween will become a Monday holiday to make a three day weekend?
2007-09-26 03:37:19 · answer #6 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It already is a Christian holiday; they put All Saint's Day on November 1. At least they're trying to usurp that one as well.
What is important to note is that since Pagans have regained the legal right to practice our religion, we can reclaim our holidays and traditions. One needn't look far to find Pagan Pride celebrations, May Pole ceremonies and the like. Nor is it difficult to find a Pagan community.
2007-09-26 03:41:10 · answer #7 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Gotta agree with Father K.
It all ready is a Christian holiday, just not a well known one and obviously generally not celebrated out side the Catholic See's
2007-09-26 03:41:51 · answer #8 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They call it "Fall Celebration" where I live. I did not know that some religions do not celebrate Halloween or Trick or Treat. I respect this and go along with whatever the celebrations are for children. Peace!
2007-09-26 03:37:30 · answer #9 · answered by annswers 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thats sounds like a lot of fun! I wish could go! I enjoy Halloween, and adding in a weekend at Talladega sounds awsome!
2016-04-06 01:54:15 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋