Do you celebrate Halloween?

Question

What does this day represent, is it evil and against all that is holy, or what?

Answer 1

Halloween as it is currently celebrated is a secular holiday that celebrates dressing up in costume, eating candy, and having a little bit of scary fun. It has no religious connotations.

Samhain (SOW-in), which is a Wiccan holy day, is often celebrated on October 31st or when the sun reaches 15 degrees of Scorpio, which varies from year to year (this year it is on November 6th). Samhain is a harvest festival and also our "day of the dead" when we take time to remember our departed loved ones. It has NOTHING to do with Satan; Wiccans have no being equivalent to Satan in our cosmology.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/hallowee.htm

Answer 2

Yes, I celebrate it. It is not evil and against all that is holy. My church has no problem with Halloween celebrations. These days, at least where I'm from, Halloween is mostly just about dressing up in cool costumes and eating too much chocolate, which are two things I can get behind. The day after Halloween, my church celebrates All Saints' Day.

Answer 3

Halloween is a confusing mixture of traditions and practices from pagan cultures and Christian tradition.

When Christianity was spread to parts of Europe, instead of trying to abolish pagan customs, people tried to introduce ideas which reflected a more Christian world-view.

Traditional Halloween symbols (witches, black cats, pumpkins, candles, masks, parties and pranks) appeared in the U.S. during the late 1800's.

The Jack-o-lantern is the festival light for Halloween and is the ancient symbol of a damned soul. Originally the Irish would carve out turnips or beets as lanterns as representations of the souls of the dead or goblins freed from the dead.

All of it sounds scary in it's own rights. I don't celebrate it.

Answer 4

I didn't really get to celebrate until I went to college, because my mother thought it was a pagan/Christian thing. Once there, I loved the fun of it. I even dressed up for law school, and any parties I could get invited to. Now that I'm too old to dress up myself, I enjoy it with my daughter, as she says it's her favorite holiday. I also love the day after Halloween, when the candy goes on sale for half price (Almost as good as the day after Easter, but no Cadbury Creme Eggs).

Answer 5

I have decorated my house with scary pumpkins, skeletons, monsters. I will play scary music. I will have healthy candy for trick-or- treaters and I will have fun. I do not care anymore about the history or origins of Halloween. I even think it is the only 'celebration' left in which parents actually go out with their little ones for a few hours and do as 'little ones' want to do.

Answer 6

Yes I celebrate. The holiday has pagan roots but in todays world is nothing more than a secular holiday where kids get to dress up, have fun and get candy for it. It is the only holiday I celebrate.

Answer 7

Yes. I celebrate the Holy Mysteries of the Mass on that day...the "Vigil of All Saints Day"

All Hallow's = "All Saints Feast"

E'en = Evening (or "vigil")

Answer 8

I don't "celebrate" Halloween. I do participate because it is fun.

I truly feel very sorry for children who are not allowed to participate because their parents are ignorant fundies.

Answer 9

meh, i used to trick-or-treat. not so much to celebrate, but to get candy. lol.

i do love watching the little kids run around in their costumes though. especially the little 2-6 yr olds. they are so cute.

Answer 10

No, I do not 'celebrate' halloween.