Is Halloween A Christian Holiday
My children and I are new residents of the USA, and as such, our participation in cultural and national events/celebrations would form part of the adaptation process. What is HALLOWEEN about, and do the activities, etc, confirm to christian bible principles?
Moderator - It is a satanic high holiday and is against the Bible.
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I also forgot to add (Exodus 12:14) for Passover Feast. |
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---Leslie on 10/1/08 |
Halloween is a day to Celebrate the devil. It is evil and very much against God. If you are going to celebrate a Holiday in October, it is best to Celebrate Day of Atonement (October 9th) and Feast of Tabernacles (October 14th). These are God's Feast Days that He tells His people to observe forever (Deuteronomy 16:16-17, Leviticus 23:14,21,31,41). |
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---Leslie on 10/1/08 |
Yet another reason why the Roman Catholic Church is not Christian. It may appear Christian and there are Christian members of it, BUT, It was started by THEM (Rome) and not by Born-Again Christianity. How can a holiday that glorifies Satan, be Christian? Is dressing up as the devil glorifying God?
It is Samhain, look at a pagan wheel. Rome borrowed it for themselves.
Have you ever been to a Halloween party? Enough said already. |
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---Alex on 9/30/08 |
Adam, There are indeed True Christian Holidays, and they are the Messianic Festivals, and they ALL point to the Messiah YAHUSHUA HA MASHIACH, commonly known as Jesus Christ. Why do you mock, and then ask for Scriptures for things like these? Do you really think that costumes of Witches, Demonic monsters, Vampires and Superman honour GOD? Satan has his "holidays", too and Hallowe'en is ONE of them. The Mod is correct! |
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---Gordon on 11/8/07 |
Ha, I love how the Moderator said that it is against the bible.
I would sure love to see the moderator prove it using scripture.
I do think it's different that the Moderators are allowed to voice their opinions as if they are truth.
Anyway, to the original poster:
There is no such thing as a "Christian" holiday. |
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---Adam on 11/7/07 |
Halloween, as it is celebrated in the U.S. IS a Christian holiday. All the traditional trappings, which used to be used to HONOR the dead, have been changed by Christians to ward against demons.
The irony of it all is, Pagans don't even believe in Satan. (They don't believe in Jehovah OR His Adversary!)
Halloween is not Samhain, which is a combination of Memorial Day and Thanksgiving. There is NO devil-worshiping or human sacrifices.
And to say otherwise is to bear false witness! |
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---Nancy on 11/4/07 |
Which country are you from? Most western countries have Halloween in some form, and Christians in these countries know that Halloween is not a part of Christianity at all.
As the moderator says, it is part and parcel of Satanism, and is therefore not compatible with our beliefs/practices/traditions at all.
PS - I'm from South Africa. |
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---laure5759 on 10/20/07 |
The moderator has answered well. |
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---Bruce5656 on 4/28/07 |
Halloweds EVE is christian the old celtic or druid ritual holiday was named something else (Wicca calls it by that name Samhain) this is silly it would be like telling a kid we can't celebrate his birthday because a serial killer was born on the same day. |
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---Jared on 11/10/06 |
No, halloween is a satanic holiday. It started out centuries ago as a " hallowed eve " for christians but , as time passed it became perverted and became satans' high holiday. Christians under the blood of Jesus should not honor this evil day. marga8388 |
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---margaret on 11/9/06 |
The 'holiday' Halloween was known as All Hallow's Eve. It is so called because this 'is' the night when the dead revisit the mortal world, and humans have to take action to ward off the evil spirits.
The Christians did not incorporate this festival into their calendar. However, as has been mentioned, they put a festival on the next day (All Saints' Day) in reaction to Halloween. |
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---laure5759 on 10/31/06 |
It is written that do everything in the glory of God. Now, do you really believe, from the deepest part of your heart, that celebrating Halloween gives glory to God? |
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---Steveng on 10/31/06 |
Almost all Christian Holidays have a tie in with paganism. Christmas day was chosen because it was close to the winter equinox. Christians used these dates for a couple of reasons. One was to gather in people who were not believers and make them converts. The other was to cement the relationships believers already had with Christ by making them chose between the pagan celebration and the Christian one.
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---grace3869 on 10/31/06 |
Now many people here will think Halloween is pagain because it's a celebration to remember the dead. Sort of like Memorial Day. November 1st is all Saints day and November 2nd is all souls day. This is when we pray for the people who have passed on.
For childen it's a day to get candy corn and snickers.
Some people practice pagan or satanic rituals on these days. It's a sort of melting pot holiday. |
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---grace3869 on 10/31/06 |
how can halloween,which glorifies the devil be Christian?it is evil all saints day which foloows it shoukld be made more of as that is Christian |
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---doree4573 on 10/31/06 |
"Take your children Trick or Treating let them enjoy the Holiday ...."
Phil: There's nothing holy about the pagan activities & satanic practices of some on the day celebrated as Halloween . |
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---Leon on 10/31/06 |
It's NOT just a fun holiday for Christians. When a blood bought child of God participates in one of satan's "parties", it opens the door for satan when you let him into your life by participating in Halloween, the most high night for satan worshippers. Lots of people tonight will slaughter babies, offer demonic sacrifices, and worship satan. How is that "having fun?" When we know it grieves God's heart. |
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---Donna9759 on 10/31/06 |
yeah Wiccans celebrate on Oct 31, that holiday is called Samhain it is the new year in their religion. If you celebrate Samhain, then Yeah you are practicing paganism. Halloween is not that holiday, Halloween is a christian Celebration that too started in Celtic cultures to celebrate the victory of Christ over evil. Just because a pagan religion has a celebration on the same day doesn't mean we as christians can't celebrate. |
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---Jared on 10/31/06 |
2 Cor. 6:14-18 |
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---Leon on 10/31/06 |
Jared- Yeshua did celebrate Chanukah. See John 10:22. Chanukah is the Feast of the Dedication. Hebrews 11:34 references 2 Macabbees 6:8-31. Hebrews 11:38 references 2 Maccabees 10:6. So yes its in the bible. Christmas and Easter are eluded to as pagan holidays though (see Jer. 10:1-4 & Jer.7:18 |
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---Jeff on 10/31/06 |
Halloween is NOT a Christian holiday or even has a hint of Christianity in it. While there are many tales as to how halloween got it's start; they all seem to agree it started with the Celtics of Ireland
While it has a background steeped in paganism, for the most part, very few people know of the pagan background of Halloween, or even care. To most it's just another celebration. |
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---wivv on 10/30/06 |
Um is Easter or christmas in the bible? and what about Hanukka? these are holidays that people celebrate. most would say that Jesus didn't celebrate hanukka because it's not in the bible, but since hanukka was started in the intertestamental period (check Maccabee's) Jesus celebrated, because all Jews did. We can celebrate what holidays we want, I think it is wrong to cut out celebration because celebration points out victory which is what we have through Christ. |
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---Jared on 10/30/06 |
Halloween is just another holiday. It is like substituting easter eggs and rabbits for Jesus. Like putting Santa Claus before Jesus. Like dressing up as those things most feared and disliked to show appreciation for what is Godly??? The 'net is full of sites showing the true history of it. It is pagan, not necessarily Satanic in origin but has become so through ritualistic Wicca practices. No worse that building a golden calf because it's so pretty and can't hurt anyone. |
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---mikefl on 10/30/06 |
Yes Halloween is a christian Holiday organized to celebrate the victory over evil through Jesus Christ. true it was a pagan holiday but so were most holidays that are celebrated (Even Jewish Holidays have pagan holidays on the same day) Most holidays were founded on the Lunar Calendar so every religious holiday could have a corisponding pagan holiday with it. Why else would Halloween be so popular in the USA that was founded on a Christian Heritage? |
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---Jared on 10/30/06 |
How many of you blow out the candles on a birthday cake in one go, do you know where it comes from, just think about halloween, it's the same thing, bet you didn't know that one lol. I wonder how many christians will be repenting for this one, seeing it comes from witchcraft as it was used to get rid of negative energy in one swoop.
bless you all. |
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---lisa on 10/30/06 |
Hazea6353, google 'how halloween got started', you will find all about halloween, from the reason for the date, to why the pumpkins and costumes...nothing of it is Christian. |
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---bethie on 10/30/06 |
Take your children Trick or Treating let them enjoy the Holiday as practiced in your community. Also participate in Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years etc. You will find that they will assimilate into American culture faster they you will |
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---Phil_the_Elder on 10/30/06 |
It's just a fun day for kids. They dress up and go to their neighbor's house and get candy. Maybe they'll go to a party where they'll play games and have fun dressing up. Thats what halloween is to me. No witchcraft or devil worshiping at all. |
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---sue on 10/30/06 |
It is totally unchristian! It promotes witchcraft, spiritisme, and thretening others who may refuse to "treat"! P. |
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---Pierr5358 on 10/30/06 |
Moderator is exactly right. |
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---mima on 10/30/06 |
I 100% agree with Moderator. It is NOT a Christian holiday. It's not found anywhere in scripture and Jesus never mentioned going trick or treating on Halloween. Stay away from it, don't participate in it. It's very demonic and one of the biggest nights for satan worshippers to come together and sacrifice animals, even humans sometimes. It's pure evil, stay away from it. |
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---Donna9759 on 10/30/06 |
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