my folks say that they r not going to take my little brothers trick or treation next year because someone told them that its like celebrating to the devil is it true????
2007-11-01 11:09:47 · 22 answers · asked by cesar c 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
Halloween is about your Ancestors, or at least it was originally. I think it's time to get back to the true meaning of Halloween. Use this time of year to remember, honor, and commune with those loved ones who have died. It's the reason for the season.
2007-11-01 11:31:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
The present holiday of Halloween evolved from the pagan celebration of Samhain and Mexico's Day of the Dead. Samhain was a harvest festival that celebrated the last harvest of the year prior to the onset of winter. Samhain and the Day of the Dead are also times to honor and remember the ancestors and all those that died throughout the previous year. Neither Samhain, Day of the Dead or Halloween has anything to do with celebrating the devil....that is just Christian propaganda.
Incidentally, pagans don't believe in the devil. The concept of the devil was invented by Christianity.
2007-11-01 11:55:16 · answer #2 · answered by romer151 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All hallows eve or Halloween has some origins in Christianity - the eve of All Saints Day, with a bit of pagan tradition of Samhain (a fall harvest celebration- not anything evil). If anything, it celebrates the interconnectedness of religions and all people and the spirit plane, since this time was a revered time for communicating with the dead (ancestors) both in Christian and pagan worlds. It's a lot easier for some people to shun everything except their own religion. I studied religion for 12 years straight from a Catholic perspective, and the one thing I learned as a fact is that we all live in the same world and all religions have ties to eachother, similar mythology, moral tales, icons, and heroes appear in all the major religions.
All in all, this holiday has nothing to do with the devil. If paganism=the devil to your parents, I pity their judgemental and uninformed attitude, but to some people anything claiming to be a religion that isn't based solely on a single God with a Christ savior is evil. There really isn't much a kid can do to change their mind most likely, most often these viewpoints are held by people who were brainwashed from birth to hate everyone but Church-goin' Christians.
2007-11-01 11:52:31 · answer #3 · answered by LP 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Halloween is a preliminary celebration for All-Saints Day. It's not an evil day at all, but a day to dress up so scary as to scare off any evil that may wander on Halloween. Anyway, it's far from its original ties anyway. Now it's just a day to dress up and get free candy.
2007-11-01 12:02:24 · answer #4 · answered by Gray 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is NOT an evil holiday.
if has nothing to do with the devil.
it has nothing to do with anything evil.
People who worship the devil do it on other days besides Halloween.
I am amazed that these superstitious myths still exist about Halloween. Go to Wikipedia and search - Halloween, Wicca, and Pagan and you will find that there is nothing evil about any of it. In fact, in many ways, it's very sacred. At least it is to me - and I do NOT worship the devil - I don't even believe he exists.
2007-11-01 19:34:22 · answer #5 · answered by sandoz 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO!!! Halloween started as a yearly tradition in Mexico (it was called day of the dead). Most people see it as a day for the kids to go and get some candy but there are a few people that see it as celebrating the devil (I think that started when devils night started).
2007-11-01 11:15:55 · answer #6 · answered by ultrasuperman1001 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
some people view it like that but the way most people celebrate it it really isn't. Usually people who are very Christian/Catholic see it as the day of the devil
2007-11-01 12:29:57 · answer #7 · answered by ٠Golden Eyes٠ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually, Halloween is a preparation for All Saints Day. Halloween means "the day before a holy day." It is NOT, I REPEAT NOT A CELEBRATION OF THE DEVIL.
2007-11-01 11:14:34 · answer #8 · answered by dumbledoresarmy35 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Sort of;
It really depends on where a person's heart is. Most people don't understand that it is a day of satanic worship. Of those who do, some poo poo it, and others are afraid of it. I personally feel that it is best not to observe it, but at the same time it is a good opportunity to hand out gospel tracts to the children and parents who come to my door.
2007-11-01 11:37:27 · answer #9 · answered by Caveman 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some religions believe that they are supporting an evil holiday. For children, however, it is just about dressing up (make believe), the parties and the candy. However, you could suggest that maybe they let them only wear non-evil costumes. That is what we did with our children. Hopefully they use common sense and not make a big deal about it.
2007-11-01 11:17:17 · answer #10 · answered by Brain 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋