Welcome to Halloween. The majority of the world celebrates Halloween with different traditions and practices. The believer can celebrate Halloween in good conscience if they are aware that the holiday is simply a fun time to dress up, give out candy, and spend time with friends and families. There is nothing wrong with participating in Halloween just to have wholesome fun.
However, if a person feels under conviction by the Holy Spirit to not partake in Halloween, that is okay too. Each person has to know their own temptations and struggles. God does not want any of His children to celebrate evil nor to become involved in the occult. When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not learn to imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.
Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead.
Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord; because of these same detestable practices the Lord your God will drive out those nations before you. You must be blameless before the Lord your God Deuteronomy The Celtic tradition of Samhain celebrated across England, Ireland, and Northern France in the past is clearly a celebration of evil.
Christians should not participate in Samhain, and they should strongly encourage others to abstain from the festival of Samhain as well. The only person we should honor and celebrate is God Himself. After three people died in the Chicago area from ingesting cyanide-laced Tylenol pills the month before Halloween , some parents were reluctant to let their kids go trick-or-treating for fear that evildoers would hand out poisonous candy.
Fears of child abductions abounded. As conservative Evangelicals made their voices heard in local school board races around , debate increased over whether schools could put up Halloween displays that featured images such as witches.
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A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation. Good Subscriber Account active since Shortcuts. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile. Log out. US Markets Loading H M S In the news. Halloween draws from both Celtic and Christian traditions. While it's always had a morbid, spooky vibe, the festivities have changed quite a lot over the centuries.
Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. The word 'Halloween' was first popularized in a poem. The day's morbid traditions go back to ancient times. Bobbing for apples used to be more than just a splashy party game. Jack-o'-lanterns symbolize a fateful deal with the Devil. Trick-or-treating has ancient precedent — but the candy part didn't come about until much later.
The "Bloody Mary" ritual has unclear origins and various practices. Black cats have been associated with the supernatural for hundreds of years. Loading Something is loading.
We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Halloween launches the holiday season, and children everywhere eagerly anticipate it.
Some adults, however, regard the holiday as a glorification of darkness and evil. Many Halloween customs may have originated as ways of mocking the power of death. O grave, where is thy victory? By the end of the 12th century, all of Europe observed it. Churches rang their bells, and criers dressed in black paraded in the streets, summoning others to pray for the deliverance of the souls in Purgatory.
Samhain was a time when fairies and spirits were particularly active, and when, the doorway to the other world having been opened, they could most easily enter ours.
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