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1 | halloween | Bible general Archive 4 | Jesusman | 195329 | ||
Greetings, For a long time, I was much the same way. I refused to participate with Holloween with the belief that evil was being promoted and celebrated. In many ways, I still believe that. However, what changed my view was a church I once belonged to that had a fair on Holloween for the children, but also a church wide celebration the next night, on November 1st. It was then that the history behind Holloween was presented to me. Holloween, or all hollows eve, was a night to ward off evil spirits in preparation of All Saints Day, a day to celebrate the lives and sacrifices of the Saints. The pastor began by dressing up as a christian saint he admired, and told of the saint's life, then other teachers and deacons would do something similar. I learned more about the christian saints that day than I ever did any other time. The children had a fun time also with various games and such based around period games. Although something was done on Holloween, it was the next day where the real celebration took place. Jesusman |
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2 | halloween | Bible general Archive 4 | skccab | 195331 | ||
Hi Jesusman, That's what I have heard too. It began by the RC church to get the pagans in on christian observances (there's was paganistic but not satanic, it was just the fall harvest festivities). The RC began the observance on Nov1 of All Hallowed Souls Day, then there was All Hallowed Eve, thence Halloween - to what it is today. From what I understand the costumes didn't begin until sometime in the 1930's here in the states. Obviously, there is more involved but this is the gist of my understanding. Since my adult years I have not observed Halloween, neither did I allow my child to observe it or any alternative. It's just another day. Cheri |
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