How does Halloween glorify evil?

Question

I've seen a few christians make that statement - please support it . . . with evidence!

still waiting for some evidence . . .

Answer 1

~I'm not a christian but have you looked at some of the costumes that have been popular in the last couple of years? Between the blood and guts slasher outfits and the pedophile baby girl outfits, I wonder what happened to the fun in Halloween.

As for me, I'm going out dressed as a curmudgeon.

P.S. Happy Halloween

Answer 2

Vampires, mummies, zombies, and ghosts.It doesn't even matter if those things are real or not, they still represent evil. The day actually started being celebrated as the day before all saints day. It was meant to chase away evil spirits or some garbage. They thought since "good things" have a day, evil should have a day too. And Halloween is it. Don't tell me it is all about pumpkins and candy either. I'm sure almost everyone reading this has seen a "body" hanging from a tree in someone's front yard. I have absolutely no problem with dressing up and going out for candy. I did it when I was a kid, and I am sure I will let my kids dress up as something innocent too. Mostly because the original meaning has been watered down and commercialized, but you cannot honestly say that evil is not the main focus of the day.

Answer 3

I don't think it does--originally Samhain (now known as Halloween) was a pagan ritual to keep the dead away. It was believed that it was the day that the line between the living and the dead was the thinnest, and many rituals developed to appease the dead so they'd leave the living alone. Some of these spawned some of the modern traditions of Halloween. For example, they celebrated with bonfires, they left "treats" outside their doors to appease the dead, and they sometimes wore costumes to confuse the dead into thinking they were someone else.

Like most pagan celebrations, the Church adapted it somewhat--they created All Saint's Day (All Hallow's Day), and the eve of All Hallow's Day became corrupted into Halloween. But they couldn't break the traditions of the people, so they declared the day before All Saint's Day to be a celebration of those who had passed on. Then they tried to demonize the rituals, since they were not sanctioned by the church.

I could see how the modern celebrations of Halloween could be seen as demonic, considering the way some people act, but I think it's just an excuse to act out--the problem is with the people who treat Halloween as an excuse to create mayhem, not with the holiday itself.

Answer 4

I'm not one of the ones who said that, but I can agree to an extent. Some people celebrate Halloween by dressing up as the devil (evil), witches (evil), ghosts (generally thought to be evil), etc. Sometimes people will even go around smashing pumpkins, tp-ing trees, and defacing property. That's glorifying evil. Dressing up as a cowboy and going from door to door for candy, that's not glorifying evil.

Answer 5

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.[

Answer 6

the TV programing for the last week or more is depicting blood and gore, zombies, vampires, Jason, Halloween I, II,II, etc. poltergeist, the exorcist, night of the living dead, etc...

garbage tv

try to go shopping at any store and you will find everything relating to spooks, blood and gore, evil spirits and death ....

where does it support anything good??? or even nice???

Vehicle vandalism, begging for candy, pets terrorized and or killed, children injured, people harassed ,and every year there are numerous church properties damaged, vandalized, and burned. The elderly in their homes are threatened and terrified....


I am really looking forward to the trash and broken windows...


and by the way ....today is reformation day and tomorrow is all saints day....

Answer 7

Despite the Church's success in establishing a Christian foundation for the autumn celebrations, many of the ancient customs and traditions associated with them were still practiced by the population. The carving of gourds and the wearing of costumes and masks to scare away malevolent spirits are typical of the superstitions carried over from these celebrations into the All Hallows Eve observance.

The custom of "trick-or-treating" has its origins in a ritual wherein the elders of a village or town would go from house to house and receive offerings of food and gifts for the souls of dead friends and relatives thought to visit on this night. This practice evolved during the Middle Ages, when beggars would travel from village to village and beg for "soul cakes". Villagers would offer prayers along with the cakes to those who had died in the past year for their transition to heaven.

Excerpted from http://www.faithclipart.com/guide/Christian-Holidays/all_hallows_eve.html

grace2u

Answer 8

One neighbor down the street has his yard all decked out. You have Jason spearing a teenager to a tree. You have leather face cutting a teen girl into, you have a butcher shop with body parts being ground into chili.

I would hope anyone sane would consider killing kids "glorifying evil"

Answer 9

Halloween does not glorify evil in any way, shape, or form!! Its a fun holiday and a very improtant one in the Pagan and Wiccan beliefs! Halloween is just a celebration for all the thing that have ceased to exist! A celebration for the dead! That is in no way glorifying evil!

Answer 10

I don't think Halloween glorify evil, just tradition. I can tell you what the Christians point of view is. They feel that it is a sin to idolize other objects, like being a witch or a devil. They feel that this is against god. They only one to warship god, not other idols. I hope this helps.