It is my understanding that halloween is a satanic holiday?

Question

If this is true, then why do Catholics who teach RCIA feel that this is an event that one should dress up in costume for? I believe the proper teaching would be to explain how the date was changed for All Hallows Eve to this date, because of the original pagan holiday. Is it right to paly into the hands of the satanic witches, etc?

Answer 1

That depends what you mean, if anything, by Satanic, other than "opposed to doing what it says in your Bible". I'm an atheist, and I think the Bible is nothing more than fantasy fiction, with little historical accuracy, outright lies, and exemplification of a very immature, evil and immoral philosophy. A philosophy of self-hate, self-destruction, and death. Mysticism is the antithesis of reason, and as the Bible shows, you can only back up your mindless mysticism with threats and force. Which brings us to your question:

There is no Satan, although there might be some people who try to follow what some other people have told them is evil and will allow them to acquire magical powers, such as sacrificing animals and holding silly rituals. That's the same mysticism you believe in without reason, so it's mutually foolish, immoral and evil. But nothing likely will come of it, other than a dead animal and a waste of time. If those people think Halloween is a magical night of spirits and hatred then maybe yes they will be more likely to try to perform some ritual that night.

But that doesn't mean that by wearing a costume or carving a jack o lantern you are sacrificing animals although you might be performing a non-Catholic ritual. It might bother you to do that, but to me it's nonsense since all Catholic rituals are nonsense. When the pagans were inventing it it was mostly non-sense as well.

There is a deeper meaning to Halloween, to trick or treating, and even Jack O Lanterns, one that applies to everyone as human beings. Halloween is a time to face one's fears and one's own mortality. Every time we dress up, or threaten a trick if not given a treat, or give out a treat under ironic duress we are committing a little act of self-destruction, which would otherwise be immoral, but in this limited case, on this one night, it is in fact cathartic. We cross to the other side for a second, see what it's like, and return, feeling safer, better and more sure of our place in the universe...

Answer 2

You have misunderstood - Halloween is not a satanic holiday, and witches are not satanic.
Halloween is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening of/before "All Hallows' Day", also known as "All Saints' Day". It was a day of religious festivities in various northern European Pagan traditions, until Popes Gregory III and Gregory IV moved the old Christian feast of All Saints' Day from May 13 to November 1.
The Festival of Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture, and is regarded as 'The Celtic New Year'. Traditionally, the festival was a time used by the ancient pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter livestock for winter stores. The Ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, the boundaries between the worlds of the living and the dead overlapped and the deceased would come back to life and cause havoc such as sickness or damaged crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, where the bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic the evil spirits or placate them. When the Romans occupied Celtic territory, several Roman traditions were also incorporated into the festivals. Feralia, a day celebrated in late October by the Romans for the passing of the dead as well as a festival which celebrated the Roman Goddess Pomona, the goddess of fruit were incorporated into the celebrations. The symbol of Pomona was an apple, which is a proposed origin for the tradition of bobbing for apples on Halloween.

Answer 3

Halloween as typically practiced at present is secular. Dressing up in costumes and getting sweet isn't unique to any person faith. It has been motivated in aspect through European folks practices. Halloween has it is so much direct origins in All Hallows Eve, that's a Catholic excursion honoring departed souls. People who name Halloween Satanic are mostly blind to what halloween is. However, halloween has lengthy been represented in folklore as a witch holliday, and cutting-edge Satanists have followed it as a holliday. All Hallows Eve was once at first in May, however was once later moved to October, probably to coincide with the pagan Samhain. However, there may be little or no exact connection among the hollidays. There's additionally not anything Satanic approximately Samhain, despite the fact that you'll discover all varieties of weird claims at the Internet approximately it.

Answer 4

Your Opinion is your own, and you have the right to share it, but your understanding seems to be limited-Satan was invented by some power hungry Christians.

Witches never did believe in Satan. Halloween was never about Satan. Why do people like you continue spreading Lies?

Halloween is a name invented to conceal the actual origins of the various Harvest Festivals, and an attempt to control people, just as you are attempting to control Catholics, and other Christians by speading more, and more Lies.

I am a Celtic Christian. We Honor the History of our People, and respect the Truth, no matter who speaks it.

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Answer 5

You're understanding is wrong. It is the much older holiday of All Hallow's Eve which was NOT about demons and evil...it was for honoring the dead and remembering lost ones.

The early Church, being a cesspool of filth+evil concerned only with power+control, taught that it was about demons, evil, witches, etc because the Church hated, and many this day still do hate, goodness and respect without boring ritual

Answer 6

No proper Christian partcipates in Halloween. All saint's day, Nov 1, is O.K.

Answer 7

no
Halloween is not satanic holiday