2007-10-29 16:53:58 · 7 answers · asked by James K 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
Halloween is no part of any religion. Pagans did sacrifice animals on samhains day, but it was not a part of samhains day. It was a day when the people would have bon fire and dress up and wear masks to look like ghosts, they believed that the spirits of the dead would come back and destroy crops and kill animals. It was celebrated as the end of harvest, also considered the end of one year and the beginning of another, a day when the spirit world and this world merged. It is not a part of any religion. It is not satanic. It's just fun now. It is known as or related to, samhains day samhains eve, all hallows eve, all saints day, all souls day, and others
2007-10-29 17:09:09 · answer #1 · answered by turkey 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's celebrated in several real religions as a "real" holiday. The one I am most familiar with is Samhain for those of us with a pagan path.
Hope this answers your question. I wasn't sure what all you wanted to know. The question is kind of....general.
2007-10-29 23:57:55 · answer #2 · answered by shatterbrat 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Samhain from the pagan calender. It is The Celtic New Year
2007-10-30 00:00:11 · answer #3 · answered by sippers 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it is wiccan/pagan, hallowe'en. If you google the history of halloween, it will give you an explanation which is too long for this text box :) good luck.
2007-10-29 23:58:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anastasia B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was a pagan holiday originally called 'All Hallows Day'.
2007-10-30 00:02:47 · answer #5 · answered by Lindsay 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes along with the christians dates that stole them from pagans
2007-10-30 00:01:25 · answer #6 · answered by razawire 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some say it is the devils bday i think if you dont celebrate that and just trick or treat it is ok.
2007-10-29 23:57:57 · answer #7 · answered by donielle 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋