Halloween and other occasions

[Captain_Obvious]

Re: Halloween and other occasions

@Enigmatic

So over the past weekend, on an Eid get together, I met a couple of desi families and the discussion went on to halloween, christmas etc. A couple of people were firmly against the idea of even letting the kids dress up and have fun. When I asked them their reasons, I got varied responses

**‘it’s a pagan festival (regarding Halloween). If the whole concept is wrong why let the kids celebrate’

‘aaj kul log Eid se zyada to ye sab manatay hain..bache as a result kehte hain hum Eid pe sotay hain sara din..bara boring hota hai’

‘yea abi you are letting them celebrate Halloween and Christmas, would you allow them to celebrate Valentine’s Day as well when they grow up or start dating, go to prom and after parties. where do you draw the line’

‘I don’t see anything wrong in it. if you are living in their country, you better well accept the cultural things and occasions too. we dont want our kids growing up as weird outcasts’**

So what do you think? Do you celebrate these occasions , days etc or not? If you do, how do you draw the line. Can kids learn to differentiate on the individual importance of Ramadan, Eids in comparison with Halloween, Christmas, Holi, Diwali etc?

No, we don’t celebrate those occasions/days at all.