Halloween

[David_james]

I am not sure how or what to ask exactly. Should Christians partisipate in this activity?
When I was younger we go out but couldn't dress up as anything bad. We also carved pumpkins.
Is it bad to play activities online that is Halloween related?
I have some very Christian friends who say it's fine.

[airIam2worship]

Hello David, at the bottom of each page in the forum you will find a link to holidays where you can read up on all the holidays. Following is a portion of what you will read

Symbols of Halloween

       Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. Witches flying on broomsticks with black cats, ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. They are popular trick-or-treat costumes and decorations for greeting cards and windows. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. In the weeks before October 31, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes of witches and black cats.

       Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack- o'lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. A legend grew up about a man named Jack who was so stingy that he was not allowed into heaven when he died, because he was a miser. He couldn't enter hell either because he had played jokes on the devil. As a result, Jack had to walk the earth with his lantern until Judgement Day. The Irish people carved scary faces out of turnips, beets or potatoes representing "Jack of the Lantern," or Jack-o'lantern. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips.

The way I see it, it is a pagan holiday with nothing but demonic practices. I steer far away from it.

[Soldier4Christ]

I personally do not recommend it. Halloween was a pagan festivity. It is still associated with those things that are evil ...  Satan, monsters, ghosts, etc. Many Christians celebrate the harvest at this time rather than the traditional halloween. I see nothing wrong with that. It is like celebrating Thanksgiving which is simply giving thanks to God for a bountiful harvest. The Churches that I know that participate in this manner do have the younger ones dress up but it is usually in a good Biblical character, not evil ones.

[David_james]

I read the page about Halloween, it helped a little. I'll just stay away from it.

[Hary]

We don't do Halloween here in Australia. Some have tried to but nobody was really interested.