Why not share Jesus this Halloween and claim the Devil's day for Jesus!?

Question

http://www.youtube.com/vitamvas

http://memorycross.com/Halloween.htm

Answer 1

Wow.

And here I thought that willful ignorance had limits.




"Telling a non-Christian that she's going to "burn in hell" is like calling offsides on the *spectators* at a football game"

Answer 2

well most of the other opinions are right and I agree with them, here take some time and read this article about the roots of All Hallow’s Even AKA Halloween (all souls' day).

Halloween and Its Christian Roots

When you think of Halloween, what comes to mind? For a lot of people, Halloween has become synonymous with candy, costumes, scary stuff, witches, ghosts and pumpkins. But do you know the Christian connection to the holiday?

The true origins of Halloween lie with the ancient Celtic tribes who lived in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany. For the Celts, November 1 marked the beginning of a new year and the coming of winter. The night before the new year, they celebrated the festival of Samhain, Lord of the Dead. During this festival, Celts believed the souls of the dead—including ghosts, goblins and witches—returned to mingle with the living. In order to scare away the evil spirits, people would wear masks and light bonfires.

When the Romans conquered the Celts, they added their own touches to the Samhain festival, such as making centerpieces out of apples and nuts for Pomona, the Roman goddess of the orchards. The Romans also bobbed for apples and drank cider—traditions which may sound familiar to you. But where does the Christian aspect of the holiday come into play? In 835, Pope Gregory IV moved the celebration for all the martyrs (later all saints) from May 13 to November 1. The night before became known as All Hallow’s Even or “holy evening.” Eventually the name was shortened to the current Halloween. On November 2, the Church celebrates All Souls Day.

The purpose of these feasts is to remember those who have died, whether they are officially recognized by the Church as saints or not. It is a celebration of the “communion of saints,” which reminds us that the Church is not bound by space or time.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that through the communion of saints “a perennial link of charity exists between the faithful who have already reached their heavenly home, those who are expiating their sins in purgatory and those who are still pilgrims on earth. Between them there is, too, an abundant exchange of all good things” (#1475).



Carving the Turnip?

Many of the customs we now associate with Halloween are also derived from ancient celebrations.

For example, the current custom of going door-to-door to collect treats actually started in Ireland hundreds of years ago. Groups of farmers would go door-to-door collecting food and materials for a village feast and bonfire. Those who gave were promised prosperity; those who did not received threats of bad luck. When an influx of Irish Catholic immigrants came to the United States in the 1800s, the custom of trick-or-treating came with them.

Does your family carve a pumpkin to place on your porch for Halloween? If so, then you can once again thank the Irish for the tradition. Actually, the custom began with a turnip. People would hollow out the turnips and place lighted candles inside to scare off the evil spirits. When the Irish came to America, they discovered the pumpkin as a larger substitute for the turnip. And so, we now carve pumpkins instead of turnips for Halloween.


The Tale of the Jack-o'-lantern

So now you know why we carve pumpkins instead of turnips, but why do we call them jack-o’-lanterns? The name actually comes from the legend of an Irishman named Jack who was forced to roam the earth with only a burning coal inside a pumpkin to light his way because he had never performed a single selfless act throughout his life. Read the whole story behind the custom.

Even though Halloween may seem like a very secular holiday, and in many ways it has become so, there are distinctly Christian aspects to the holiday that you and your family can celebrate. Happy Halloween! (or All Hallow’s Even)

Answer 3

Go ahead & try it. I really couldn't care less because it would still mean the same to mean and considering its a day to remember the dead (which you believe Jesus died) and it was also a harvest festival. We just throw away religious propaganda that gets handed out anyhow. You obviously have no remorse over the trees that were cut down to print those pieces of trash on.

Answer 4

What Devils day??

Hallo-een - All Hales Eve
Olde English - Samhain - Summers End

NOTHING to do with any religions devil, simply the marking of the end of summer, they only had 2 seasons then Summer and Winter.
Beltaine, the beginning of Summer - as against June 21st now.

Answer 5

Halloween has nothing to do with organized religion or the devil. It was simply a celebration during harvest time...

http://www.history.com/minisites/halloween/viewPage?pageId=713

Answer 6

You guys sure are greedy. Can't handle any holiday that isn't completely Christian. Why not try to take over Ramadan too? Vetran's day? Labor Day?

Leave Halloween alone. It's not hurting you, and it has nothing to do with your bogeyman.

Answer 7

BAAAAA HA HA HA!! Claim the Devil's day for Jesus?! Why not leave the devil's day alone and witness to people every single day instead of just that one day? I prefer to not even acknowlege halloween. It has nothing to do with me.

Answer 8

halloween is not a devil day. it is an old holiday welcoming the falll harvest, as well as to respect your dead. in christian lore i believe it is the day before all saints day and is meant for cleansing. the costumes were meant to scare off evil spirits and so were jack'o'lanterns.

Answer 9

Halloween is the Wiccan holiday where they pray that Samhain continue to protect the souls of the dead.

The use of a carved pumpkin actually comes from the carved turnip that a guy named Stingy Jack used to light his way after tricking the devil into a deal.

Answer 10

Halloween isn't really "The Devil's Day". Even so, my pastor has a neat idea he shares with the kids every year and encourages them to do - when they go out for candy on Halloween, he suggests to them that, rather than yelling, "Trick or treat!" when people answer their doors, they can say, "God bless you!" I like that!