Haloween origins are based on the occult. Did YOU know that???

Question

The Bible warns against the practice of spiritism. (Deuteronomy 18:10-12) we should, be aware that historically this holiday has close connections with the occult. Thus, it can serve as a door leading to spiritism, especially for impressionable youths. Pagan rites and traditions tainted by spiritism simply have no place in Christian worship; they are far from harmless.

EDIT; Look up 2 Cor 6: 14 No true christian should have a 'sharing with the darkness"

Answer 1

I agree with you. Celebration of Halloween - as it is celebrated today - should not be part of any Christian's life.

I think it is a sign of the terrible dark times we are living in when kids - and many many adults - speak and act so carelessly and lightly about things the bible calls abominations - witchcraft, necromancy, occultism, cross-dressing, and a myriad more.


We are inviting the judgment - the wrath - of God upon our land.

May God help us as Christians to take a stand against wickedness - in our society, in our homes, and, of course, in our hearts.

god bless

Answer 2

Yay! Finally another Christian who agrees with me on this! Yes, I knew that. My pastor taught that in church a few years back. We already knew it wasn't really a Christian holiday, regardless of the catholic church's tradition (we ain't catholic!). But when we found out the origins we were even more convinced that we should stay away from it.

On the same note, we don't celebrate Valentine's Day - it came from the ancient Roman feast of Lupercalia, which was pretty much all about fornication with strangers (research that one, naysayers, and tell me how on earth it's Christian!). We don't celebrate Easter - we prefer to celebrate as close to the Passover as we can. We don't do the easter bunny or dyed eggs or any of that crap because it is all from ancient paganism. We don't celebrate Christmas much either. We don't have a Christmas tree or put up any decorations, and this year we are trying to get away from doing stuff on the 25th. We will be having a New Year's celebration instead, with a big dinner and presents. Christmas traditions are from an ancient pagan celebration regarding the rebirth of the sun-god (December 25 is the first day that the day is noticeably longer after the winter solstice).

I guess hubs and I and our families prefer not to just float along and blindly accept cultural traditions. We like to question things and find out why we do what we do. If it is something that agrees with scripture, fine. If not, we get rid of it from our lives. How can we honour God when we are practicing paganism? We can't.

Good question Xena!

Answer 3

It is true that Halloween was first known as All Hallows Eve. Pagans believe that the veil between the two worlds are the thinnest at this time. The ritual of dressing up was started to confuse the not so nice spirits during this time. If you look a little deeper, you will find other similar practices between Christianity and Paganism. Easter, for example was first started as a time to worship the Goddess Eostre who was associated with eggs. Winter Solstice was first celebrated as the rebirth of the SUN (the life giving warmth that sparked growth and allowed them to feed their families). Christmas as the birth of the SON. Early Christians used these times to lure Pagans into the church and make it easier for them to become Christians. People may worship differently but I feel they are more the same than most people believe. So, when someone bashes someone Else's belief system, they are actually bashing theirs as well. At least they are making theirs look bad.

Answer 4

As salaamu 'alaikym, my friend.

Insha'Allah, actually, Halloween is based on an old Celtic pagan holy day and the customs associated with the same , not the occult.

Also "spirit-ism" is defined as the belief in spirits, so Christians, Muslims and Jews, among others, all fit into that category believing in the holy spirit of their central Deity, in the spirits of the dead (as in a soul), etc.

Spiritualism, as in the belief of ones ability to contact and control the spirits of the dead is a very different matter. It has its origins in occult practices and it is this that persons are warned against in all three of the world's major monotheistic religions.

Besides actually taking the time to learn to read various religious scriptures in the languages in which they were originally revealed to mankind so as to have the fullest understanding possible, learning to properly use your language of either upbringing or choice is also a worthwhile practice as it will greatly assist you in your own study and communication and thereby assist others similarly.

Ma'a salaam.

Answer 5

*sigh*.. no, it's not based on the occult, it's based on a few non-Christian traditional holidays, just as Christmas is, the only difference being that it was practiced in a different area of Europe and wasn't absorbed into Christianity during the Roman Empire's days.

Get over it and let people have fun.

Edit: People people, get it right, the name Halloween comes from All Hallows' Eve' - the day before All Hallows' (aka All Saints') day. It's a slight corruption of the original pronounciation.

Answer 6

It originated from a Pagan holiday. Pagan and occult are no where near the same thing. Pagans have no religion and are therefore not Christian. People who practice the occult can be Christians while they are pretending to have secret powers or skills such as Magic .

Today's Halloween is nothing like Samhain. See it for what it is, a chance for kids (an adults) to dress up in fun, pretty or scary costumes and have fun. Most people don't have a clue where it originated nor do they care. This is obvious by the skewered pronunciation that has taken over. It is NOT "Hollow-ween". It is Hal-oh-ween from All Hallow's Eve.

Answer 7

Every Christian holiday is based on a former Roman holiday to celebrate one of the Old Gods. If you cannot enjoy the fun of Halloween (heck, in Detroit there's a Devils Night the night before), then I feel sorry for you.

Answer 8

First, this is not spiritism. Halloween is a copy of All Hallows Eve, a pagan holiday where you try to scare AWAY the bad spirits. Second, Halloween was created to smooth the change from polytheism to monotheism. Third, the constitution guarentees freedom of religion. This includes freedom from religion. And fourth, if god has been dorment for two thousand years, (red sea's haven't been parting, as far as I know) what makes you think demons will?

Answer 9

If youre gonna say that, then you gotta get rid of Santa clause, Christmas trees, The easter bunny and all those other industry driven false idols ascociated with those holidays. Halloween, while it has its oldest roots in pagan tradition, during the Christian era, was a day of reverence for the dead, nothing more. Christmas day is taken from the roman holiday Saturnalia, the festival of the harvest. should we get rid of Christmas too?

i think you should stop freaking out, youre going to give yourself a headache

Answer 10

Get a grip. All hallows eve, all saints day or Halloween as you call it is yet another day that has been ripped off by the Christians. It is a celebration and a day of remembrance of the dead. It has nothing to do with going door to door begging for rewards.

Answer 11

Everything is based on some sort ancient practice, even within Christianity.

i.e. Christmas, Easter, etc.

By that logic the only holidays that are sanctioned are Jewish ones:

http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday0.htm

Anyway, that last time I checked I was not compelled to invoke any spirits (well maybe the kind you find in a bottle tee hee) during any holiday.