please state reason why
2007-10-19 02:02:04 · 18 answers · asked by mariposa 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
All christian festivals are based on pagan holidays, so what's wrong.
did you ever took pain to find out from where christmas, easter, good friday and sunday comes?
2007-10-19 02:16:32 · answer #1 · answered by Happily Happy 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I copied this article from the website below...
Can Christians celebrate Hallowe'en???
Most definately! Some Christians are creeped out by the idea of Hallowe'en, and feel it's a Pagan Holiday that shouldn't be celebrated. I know, it's a tough choice... candy or damnation. But not only is Hallowe'en OK to celebrate, it can be a great time to witness! The controversy stems from claims by both Neopagans and some christians alike that Hallowe'en is actually the Celtic Holiday "Samhain", pronounced "SOW-IN". You may have heard how the Samahain was the Celtic god of death. Wrong, there was no celtic god of death named Samhain.
The Roman Catholic Church created Hallowe'en to mock Samhain. Hallowe'en is a contraction for "All Hallowed's Evening", also called "All Saints Day". It was the evening before All Halloweds Day (All Saints Day). Christians would dress up like ghosts and frighten Pagans who really believed the dead walked the earth that on October 31st! Sometimes the more rowdy ones would demand treats or else a trick would be played on the superstitious Pagans. OK, maybe frightening superstitous people isn't a very christian things to do, but the Roman Catholic Church never endorsed that part of it. But the idea of knocking down superstition is always a good thing.
On October 31st, I'm not celebrating "Samhain", I'm celebrating "All Hallowed Eve". I encourage you to do the same, because you will never have a better time of year to reach out to people. You can give out Bible tracts (tasteful ones, not the crazy ones that say Halloween is the "Devil's birthday"). Think more along the lines of "Chalie's Ants" or "Somebody Loves Me". I give out Bibles (along with candy of course) to both kids and adults on Hallowe'en. If you have one of those "Everything's A Dollar" type stores, you can find cheap ones there. I found about 2 dozen new looking New Testaments at a thrift store for 10 cents a piece. If you look a round, you can find some cheap ones. Look around and you can find some good deals, if you want to go this route. If you wanted to, you could buy 1 $1 KJV a week for a year, and you would have 52 to give out by Hallowe'en. A buck a wek probably wouldn't break you. I've never had anyone turn one down, and people always seemed thrilled to get one. Yes, you'd be surprised how happy people will be to get a free Bible. Try it.
And of course... GIVE OUT CANDY TOO! Don't be a cheapskate. Candy certainly isn't a sin. If you're afraid the left overs will wreck your diet, give it to a homeless person, or a shut in.
For decorations, you will probably want to make your own. certainly traditional fall decorations of corn shucks and pumpkins are OK. And there's nothing wrong with a Jack-O-Lantern. The Jack-O-Lantern carved with a silly grin isn't a celtic tradition by the way (Celts didn't even have pumpkins, it's a veggie of the New World) it's an American thing, once again done to make fun of the holiday, not meant to ward of evil spirits as you've probably read, and this ancient tradition goes way back to the early 20th century. I had a jack-O-lantern this year. And since I don't pray to jack-O-lanterns, it has no religous connotations.
You may have read Jack-O-latenrs were originally a human skull with a candle inside. More bull. This untruth was started by a psychotic named John Todd (a.k.a., Lance collins) who scared the shortcake out of many church goerers in the 1970's with his crazy ex-Wiccan/ex-satanist/ex-Illuminati story. He's currently serving a 300 year sentence for rape in a South Carolina prison, and has reportedly converted to Wicca yet again (he "backslid" several times during his career in the 1970's).
There you have it: Hallowe'en, a CHRISTIAN holiday that's just great for witnessing!
2007-10-19 02:15:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
To me, the day of Halloween means nothing but kids dressing up and getting candy and scary things. I don't celebrate the true meaning of Halloween (whatever that is). So I think it is OK.
2007-10-19 02:12:48 · answer #3 · answered by = ) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People who practice witch craft and other devious activities perform ritual seances and call on the dead on Halloween night. Halloween, I think, is a celebration of the end of one season and the beginning of another. Some believe it's a window period when the spiritual realm in opened up. Personally, as a Christian, I do not like to celebrate Halloween. It has a evilness about it.
2007-10-19 02:09:50 · answer #4 · answered by jm123 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Easter, the holiest day in Christendom, is named after a pagan fertility goddess (Eostre). So, if you're not going to celebrate Halloween, don't even think about celebrating tthe ressurection of our Savior - which is surely worth celebrating. If you just dress your kid up as Batman or a goat or even a monster, and take him door to door to get candy, it's fine. Heck, go crazy & watch Ghostbusters or Casper. Its good innocent fun, not active worship of pagan gods.
2007-10-19 03:09:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is about dressing up and partying and yummy candy, by all means celebrate it. If it is celebrating the spirits of the dead forget it. @yuki should have told me Mormons can;t do halloween my ward had their YM/YW Halloween dance yesterday. Had to explain the thriller video to the Bishop's wife(hehe) cause the kids did a reenactment for Halloween.
2016-05-23 16:58:30 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I allow my daughter to celebrate Halloween. I have also told her the origins of it and so she is aware that it is pagan in it's roots. I actually prefer Halloween to Christmas because at least with Halloween, you know what you are getting. It isn't hidden behind a lie.
NOTE: Christmas was a Pagan holiday to the sun god, which the Catholic religion (in an effort to get pagans into the church) Changed to be a celebration to the Son of God.
Anyway, my daughter knows it is just for fun and not to attach any religious or spiritual significance to the holiday.
2007-10-19 02:10:45 · answer #7 · answered by aj ( yahoo name wasent my idea) 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Okay are we back at this.
According to my belief it is wrong. What is the fruit of Halloween, is it something nice and peaceful? Look at all the movies that have been made during and around Halloween. It all scary movies, so why must we be part of this man made ritual.
I am a born again Christian and therefore do not believe in such things.
Take care
2007-10-19 02:08:04 · answer #8 · answered by INCOGNITO 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
When I was a child and christian, we went trick or treating because to us (as children) it was just a fun night to try to scare each other. What most people don't want to consider is that CHILDREN don't have a problem with halloween, ADULTS do because adults are the ones who put religious/spiritual meanings to it.
2007-10-19 02:21:22 · answer #9 · answered by Keltasia 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's ok to celebrate.
Why: Because it's a harmless kid's holiday where they get candy and treats and have the fun of dressing up in costumes.
The people who say it is Satanic because there are caracatures of witches and devils are only trying to be more sanctimonious than everybody else. Either that or their faith is MIGHTY weak, if it can be swayed by a kid dressed up in a red suit with sequined horns.
2007-10-19 02:04:41 · answer #10 · answered by Acorn 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
i do
its just a silly holiday for kids to dress up and go out and trick or treat
or to have a scary movie night with your boyfriend
or even to throw a party
this year i'm throwing a party and my boyfriends metel christian band is gonna be playing
there is nothing wrong with this holiday as long as you stay away from the stupid people who say they're gonna be doing witch craft and all that
its fun
and a good way to get candy
2007-10-19 02:06:20 · answer #11 · answered by m o s h o [♥] 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋