Do you celebrate Halloween?

Question

If you don't, why not?

I personally dont because of religious matters....

I like your answers...but i see you dont kind of understand this... all my life i wanted to celebrate halloween, SERIOUSLY I DO. I wish halloween was something made from god... unfortunately its not... im afraid this has all got to do with satan, people just dont understand what theyre doing and think its just ''asking for candies and dressing up stupid''

I know you just only do it for the candy but you are making a part of it

Think of that - Anyways i really cannot explain to you everything, this is what my parents and friends have told me,
Im pretty sure the answers you can find them in the bible, or you can search in internet...but sometimes they tell you lies-

I respect your traditions, im not going to tell you what to do, but i just want you to know the truth..

Answer 1

My parents always took me trick-or-treating when I was little, until they "found religon." I remember really feeling left out and sad that I was missing all the fun after that.

Now I celebrate it with my daughters, because it is so much fun, and as long as your not performing rituals or some nonsense, there isn't anything wrong with it.

Answer 2

Yes, I do. It's my favorite holiday. It'l like a big party. I love the creativity of it, the costumes that people come up with! The Village Halloween Parade in NYC is one of the most fun events of the year. I look forward to it every year.

Halloween has nothing to do with Satan or evil practices as many people believe.

ANCIENT ORIGINS:
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.

FOR MODERN TRADITIONS:
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=714&display_order=1&sub_display_order=2&mini_id=1076

FOR EVOLUTION OF A HOLIDAY:
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=715&display_order=1&sub_display_order=3&mini_id=1076

Answer 3

I am a Christian, but I sometimes celebrated when I was younger. I think it's okay to celebrate Halloween as long as it stays appropriate. (nothing dark or demonic!) In fact, I think my brother and I and some of our friends are going to go trick or treating this year.

Answer 4

DEFINITELY!! I love Halloween (sometimes...) I don't like the trick-or-treating part- or much of the candy- but I LOVE to dress up!

Answer 5

I'm a Christian, and I celebrate Halloween because I enjoy it! I find it a wonderful outlet for my creative energy, and it gives me an opportunity to share the Lord in small ways with strangers!

Go here:
Don't Fear the Terror! Scriptures for Halloween
http://members.tripod.com/mnl_1221/halloween.html

Answer 6

get real,what has halloween have to do with your religion.i am a old goat and i still have fun at Halloween,my house is all ready decorated and my out side lights are on.Halloween brings back real fun memories for me.enjoy it.

Answer 7

YES I DO! I celebrate Halloween all year! I talk about scary stuff so much you would not believe it!

Answer 8

i dont because i hate opening all the time for candy etc i just think its waste a time when u can go to the store and its like your begging

Answer 9

Yea, the decorating, dressing up, trick or treating, it's just so much fun!

Answer 10

yeah free candy and dressing like a dork it's really fun.