Why We Don’t Celebrate Halloween Halloween is coming up quickly, which means costumes, candy, and door-to-door escapades for many. Lots of families (especially children) look forward to this holiday every year because they so enjoy the costume parades, parties, and of course – all that candy! But, like some other families, we won’t be participating in any of this. Why not? Halloween, in its current form, is pretty innocent. What’s wrong with cute bunnies bobbing for apples and eating lollipops? Well, Halloween is one of those issues that some feel more strongly about than others. I’ve had plenty of friends and neighbors over the years who chose to participate despite Christian beliefs. I’ve had several who chose not to trick-or-treat, yet chose to dress up and participate in parties or other holiday happenings. I believe we are all called and convicted on this issue on an individual basis. We all have our own comfort levels with this. I think this is the way it should be. So this article is really meant to share my personal convictions with you, not to speak to your convictions. Our reasons for not celebrating Halloween are really two-fold: first, it is a pagan/satanic holiday. Second, it is based around junk food. We are opposed to both. Halloween began as a celebration of wickedness and Satan worship. It is rooted in pagan tradition. Although the original ways it was celebrated bear little resemblance to the way it is celebrated today, I still find myself uncomfortable with it. Children may dress in cute costumes and get candy from neighbors, but this isn’t the way everyone celebrates. There are icons of witches, skeletons, ghosts, and other “evil” things. People, especially teenagers, play tricks on others (egging homes, toilet papering homes, etc.). Sinister stories are passed around. Some, who participate in pagan religions, celebrate with special rituals
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 02:48:52 +0000
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