Halloween For Christians?

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Halloween for Christians?


Halloween is coming up in a few days, and many Christian parents ask themselves “Should we let the kids dress up?” First, this is just as American as apple pie and Christmas trees, why wouldn’t they allow the kids to participate? It is part of our heritage, the culture we grew up in. It is not really seen as a religious thing anymore. Never was, by Americans, at least. It started out, in Europe, the occult themes, the Jack-o-lanterns, the costumes, the trick-or-treating, and the giving of candy, all of these seem to have their origins in occult rituals of the past, many going back to the ancient Celts in Great Britain. So many Christians are, understandably, uncomfortable with the thought of letting their children participate in such activities.
Yet at the same time this is a holiday kids really look forward to. I did. In fact, I used to keep my candy all the way through to Easter, or longer. Moreover, we knew the houses that gave away the biggest candy bars, nothing wrong with that, right? Apparently, not all the rumors of razor blades in apples and poisoned candy, statistically, actually happen. It was a big fear in the past, but I think it might have been an urban legend, but it's not a concern today. That kind of thing almost never happens.
So someone might say, "Look, I had a great time with Halloween when I was a kid. I have great memories. It was a chance to get my hands on some great candy our family could not afford. And it was fun walking through the neighborhood with the other kids. Why should I rob my kids of that experience? It seems cruel to punish the kids for some empty religious superstition. On the other hand, there are many holidays we celebrate now, for example,




Christmas, that are linked to a pagan holiday. Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate ...