Do you celebrate Halloween?

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Do you celebrate Halloween?

  • Yes

    Votes: 10 29.4%
  • No, I don't care for it

    Votes: 10 29.4%
  • No, it's defiling

    Votes: 14 41.2%

  • Total voters
    34
  • Poll closed .
Sep 14, 2013
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It's just a bit of fun.
No such thing as witches, zombies etc. My son loves it so I'll make an effort for him
 

homwardbound

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We as Christians don't celebrate halloween. Because what hidden behind the pagan celebration.

Halloween origins:
The word Halloween is derived from the term "All Hallows Eve" which occurred on Oct. 31, the end of summer in Northwestern Europe. "All Saints Day," or "All Hallows Day" was the next Day, Nov. 1[SUP]st[/SUP]. Therefore, Halloween is the eve of All Saints Day.
Apparently, the origins of Halloween can be traced back to ancient Ireland and Scotland around the time of Christ. On Oct. 31[SUP]st[/SUP], the Celts celebrated the end of summer. This was important because it was when animal herders would move their animals into barns and pens and prepare to ride out the winter. This was also the time of the crop harvests. This annual change of season and lifestyle was marked by a festival called Samhain -- pronounced 'sow-ane' and means 'end of summer.' Sow rhymes with cow.
There was much superstition associated with this time of change including the belief in fairies, and that the spirits of the dead wandered around looking for bodies to inhabit. Since the living did not want to be possessed by spirits, they dressed up in costumes and paraded around the streets making loud noises to confuse and frighten the spirits away. In addition, the new year began for the Celts on Nov. 1. So, the day of Samhain was believed to be a day that was in neither the year past or the year to come. Since it was in between, chaos ruled on that day. Often, people would pull practical jokes on others as a result.
Later, around the 5[SUP]th[/SUP] century, as the Catholic Church developed and moved into the area, instead of adding a new day to celebrate, it took over the Samhain celebration. Nov. 1[SUP]st[/SUP] became "All Hallows Eve" where all the saints of the Catholic church were honored. A later custom developed where people would go door-to-door on Nov. 2, requesting small cakes in exchange for the promise of saying prayers for some of the dead relatives of each house. This arose out of the religious belief that the dead were in a state of limbo before they went to heaven or hell and that the prayers of the living could influence the outcome. This may have been the precursor to Trick-or-Treat.
The Jack-O-Lantern apparently comes from Irish folklore about a man named Jack who tricked the devil into climbing a tree. Once the devil was in the tree, Jack carved a cross on the trunk, preventing the devil from coming down. The devil then made a deal with Jack not to allow Jack into hell after Jack died if only Jack would remove the cross from the tree. After Jack died, he couldn't go to hell, and he couldn't go to heaven. He was forced to wander around the earth with a single candle to light his way. The candle was placed in a turnip to keep it burning longer. When the Irish came to America in the 1800's, they adopted the pumpkin instead of the turnip. Along with these traditions, they brought the idea that the black cat was considered by some to be reincarnated spirits who had prophetic abilities.
So, it appears that the origins of Halloween are a mixture of old Celtic pagan rituals superstition and early Catholic traditions.


But What does the Bible say about Halloween? Nothing. But it does speak concerning witches, the occult, and paganism.
Which Halloween is a pagan celebration.
Exodus 22:18, You shall not let a witch live.
Deut. 18:10-12, "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, 11 or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead. 12 Anyone who does these things is detestable to the LORD…"
The Bible definitely speaks negatively about occultic practices, spirits, and witches and condemns not only the practice but also the people who are involved in it. As Christians, we are to have nothing to do with the occult. Tarot Cards, contacting the dead, séances, lucky charms, etc., are all unbiblical and can harm a Christian's fellowship with God and open the Christian to demonic oppression. Most Christians know this and avoid these activities. But, the question still remains. Since there are ancient pagan connections and present occultic connections and a huge influence in the paganism celebrations.

So this is why and why not we Christians should not have anything to do with Halloween.
You know Richie, Christmas and Easter are also, Pagan celebrations as well, covered up as Christmas (Christ's birth) and is not Christ's Birth and Easter, the resurrection, that actually worships the Goddess Diana, covered over to oppress the people without their awareness, and suppression is achieved into many, and one wonders my they still get mad in and instant.
 
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Bryancampbell

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#23
You know Richie, Christmas and Easter are also, Pagan celebrations as well, covered up as Christmas (Christ's birth) and is not Christ's Birth and Easter, the resurrection, that actually worships the Goddess Diana, covered over to oppress the people without their awareness, and suppression is achieved into many, and one wonders my they still get mad in and instant.
What's Good Friday then?
 

homwardbound

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How about Christmas?
Yep, a hidden Pagan Holiday as well as Easter, in order to oppress the people, in their sub-conscious, and we wonder why in a split second we can get mad instantaneously. Triggers are set in each one of us, by demonic forces
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

The battle is in our minds and is why God has said we need to renew our minds and see from God's vantage point not man's. that uses man made laws and traditions to try and fool all it can. It over the years has worked very well
 

homwardbound

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What's Good Friday then?
Another tradition prescribed by man. I have not looked into that as being another hidden Pagan holiday, and whether it is or not, we are to be aware of man-made laws and traditions for man's gain using God as the Catalyst to gain for the self.
Motive is what will be revealed in due time, and the separation of sheep and goats will then be done

Is not everyday good in the Lord? where in the Bible does it say to Celebrate anything else but God and God's amazing Mercy to us all through Son? Is it not a 24/7 celebration as King David proclaimed Psalms 100:4 Entering his Courts (GOD's) not man's with thanksgiving and praise. Where is God's courts at? Is God's kingdom this earth?
 
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Bryancampbell

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#26
Another tradition prescribed by man. I have not looked into that as being another hidden Pagan holiday, and whether it is or not, we are to be aware of man-made laws and traditions for man's gain using God as the Catalyst to gain for the self.
Motive is what will be revealed in due time, and the separation of sheep and goats will then be done

Is not everyday good in the Lord? where in the Bible does it say to Celebrate anything else but God and God's amazing Mercy to us all through Son? Is it not a 24/7 celebration as King David proclaimed Psalms 100:4 Entering his Courts (GOD's) not man's with thanksgiving and praise. Where is God's courts at? Is God's kingdom this earth?
I can understand Christmas, but as far as I know good friday I heard is aligned in the Hebrew calendar of the Passsover and the last supper to crucifixion of Jesus which was said in the bible to be a Friday. Then on the third day resurrected. There might have been a pagan holiday on that very day. I don't want to say it was a coincidence. Lol.

But you are right about everyday being a blessing. But I think it's great if our focus is on Jesus on the holiday instead of commercializing things.
 

homwardbound

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hallowwen im against it but knew actual witches and they celebrate that day harming people
it is a Druid Celebration of evil and about evil. But God is the overcomer to all evil and being in God trusting God for all and in all, evil has no real power, only what one tries to overcome themselves, being deceived into superstitions and the sort.
I would rather stay smothered and covered in God's amazing Mercy through Christ than any where else here on earth
 

homwardbound

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I can understand Christmas, but as far as I know good friday I heard is aligned in the Hebrew calendar of the Passsover and the last supper to crucifixion of Jesus which was said in the bible to be a Friday. Then on the third day resurrected. There might have been a pagan holiday on that very day. I don't want to say it was a coincidence. Lol.

But you are right about everyday being a blessing. But I think it's great if our focus is on Jesus on the holiday instead of commercializing things.
Yep, keep our focus on the things that are from above, each and everyday as I sacrifice me the self wants ad desires to be crucified with Christ n the cross,. so that I might see the new life as Paul said in Phil 3:10-11. Through death is actually what I am seeing as the doorway to new life, here and now in the renewing of our minds to see things from God's vantage point, over man's trick or treat ways, for deception
 
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no, and if i didn't need to use 10 characters, i would have just said no.
 

Elizabeth619

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I can't wait for Halloween. Some friends are throwing a huge block party that night and we will all be in costume having fun. So satanic I know, people socializing in costumes. Well there might be dancing, I guess that is evil depending...
Check out my facebook next week for my awesome Halloween decorations.....
 

Elizabeth619

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I have brought this up many times before, but how many of you anti-Halloween people are married? Had a wedding ceremony, and wear a wedding ring?

GUESS WHAT!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

WEDDING CEREMONIES AND WEDDING RINGS ARE PAGAN!!!!



Have a good day.
 
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Ugly

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I have brought this up many times before, but how many of you anti-Halloween people are married? Had a wedding ceremony, and wear a wedding ring?

GUESS WHAT!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

WEDDING CEREMONIES AND WEDDING RINGS ARE PAGAN!!!!



Have a good day.
Preach it sista!
 
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HyrulianHeroine

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#34
i honestly dont care what it means, my kids just know we dress up, get candy, boom that's it. No sneaky pagan stuff when their older either, they can just cut Halloween to attend our yearly Halloween horror nights
 

Elizabeth619

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Preach it sista!
I mention this often when the pagan rants begin...maybe i should make a thread about weddings and the pagan customs and watch hypocrisy fly.
 
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MidniteWelder

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#36
Well I've seen a shoe fly
And I've even seen a needle that winked his eye.
But I aint done seen about anything,
'Till I've seen a Hypocrisy Fly
 
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emarie

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Another no over here. I go to my church's "Harvest Festival" on the 31st, and we have a costume contest and get candy, but as for actually celebrating it? I'll pass.
 
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Ugly

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I find it funny that people say 'I don't celebrate Halloween, i do X other thing instead'. Well, you're doing it on the same days as Halloween. And most of these events take place at the same time other Halloween events take place. Applying a different method and name doesn't change the fact that it's Halloween day and you're doing something you don't normally do. Its just feels like painting a fence from white to offl white and saying its different because the names of the colors are different. At the end of the day the fence is basically still white.
 

Fenner

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I have brought this up many times before, but how many of you anti-Halloween people are married? Had a wedding ceremony, and wear a wedding ring?

GUESS WHAT!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

WEDDING CEREMONIES AND WEDDING RINGS ARE PAGAN!!!!



Have a good day.

Thank you! but they'll find a way around it.
 

Hizikyah

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Halloween is obvious... no i dont celebrate it, nor any other "holiday" I know is pagan! I used to until I got older and/or found out the truth on these matters.