Fellow Christians, I have been asked whether I am against Halloween. My response is that I am. I of course have no aversion to candy...or dressing up in a ridiculous costume to be funny. I have children, they're grown now, but when they were younger we always viewed Halloween as a time to be funny and get a chocolate rush. All it took was one Christian friend to show me that what I thought was harmless and fun-filled was dishonoring to God and wrong for my family. So, now, my opinion has changed and I don't celebrate a holiday which can lead my family down the wrong road.
Halloween is also refered to as Samhain( pronounced sow-in most of the time), and is still celebrated as an ancient pagan festival of the dead by wiccans and pagans all over the world. Unfortunately, just giving the date a "holy" name like All Hallows' Eve or All Saints' Eve cannot change its character.
"Deu 18:13 Be completely loyal to GOD, your God.
Deu 18:14 These nations that you're about to run out of the country consort with sorcerers and witches. But not you. GOD, your God, forbids it.
Halloween is filled with different kinds of pagan characters and customs that Christians should avoid. The black cat, for example, was believed by the Druids to be evil spirit friends of witches, and even witches themselves. Some witches are worshipers of the spirits of the earth. They believe that the whole earth is the giver of life and has power to give and take away life from humans; kind of reminds me of the ancient beliefs of the Romans. Either way, God does not condone the worship of earth-spirits. Scary masks were worn by the Celts to scare away evil spirits. The jack-o-lantern was used for the same purpose, although a turnip was originally used.
Even the orange and black colors of Halloween have a pagan origin. At the Druid Festival for Samhain, huge bon fires were used for offering sacrifices. So the colors of the night were orange flames glowing in the dark. Trick-or-treating might have found it's origin in the custom of peasants going house to house begging for money to purchase necessities for a feast. For more information you can read this article on Witchvox.com You Call It Hallowe'en... We Call It Samhain Author: Peg Aloi
Beloved, it is my opinion that Halloween is not for Christians. Honor God instead by refusing to observe Halloween this year.
The Bible says,
"Deu 18:10 Don't you dare sacrifice your son or daughter in the fire. Don't practice divination, sorcery, fortunetelling, witchery,
Deu 18:11 casting spells, holding séances, or channeling with the dead."
"1Co 10:21 And you can't have it both ways, banqueting with the Master one day and slumming with demons the next.
1Co 10:22 Besides, the Master won't put up with it. He wants us--all or nothing. Do you think you can get off with anything less?"
" 2Ki 21:5 And he built shrines to the cosmic powers and placed them in both courtyards of The Temple of GOD.
2Ki 21:6 He burned his own son in a sacrificial offering. He practiced black magic and fortunetelling. He held séances and consulted spirits from the underworld. Much evil--in GOD's judgment, a career in evil. And GOD was angry."
Are you a TRUE follower of Jesus Christ? Then SKIP Halloween this year and tell others to do likewise!
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." (Eph. 5:11)
"The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light." (Rom. 13:12)
Here are some books that might give you better idea why Christians should not celebrate Halloween:
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