what exactly is halloween? what exactly is the christian belief of Halloween ? and what is the theory behind children going to houses and asking for treats?
Re: Halloween
I don't think Halloween is a christian tradition. In fact, purist Christian groups are quite against it. Its origins are probably in pagan festivities. It is adopted in modern day more as a fancy dress parade. Candies are just a by-product to reward kids for dressing up in costumes.
All in all, its a win-win for both Hallmark and Mars Candy Bar Company.
Re: Halloween
Its pagan worship. We should not partake in it. Its wrong.
Re: Halloween
Origins of the Hallow’een Festival
The ancient Celtic (Irish/Scottish/Welsh) festival called Samhain is considered by most historians and scholars to be the predecessor of what is now Hallow’een. Samhain was the New Year’s day of the pagan Celts. It was also the Day of the Dead, a time when it was believed that the souls of those who had died during the year were allowed access into the “land of the dead”. Many traditional beliefs and customs associated with Samhain continue to be practiced today on the 31st of October. Most notable of these customs are the practice of leaving offerings of food and drink (now candy) to masked and costumed revelers, and the lighting of bonfires. Elements of this festival were incorporated into the Christian festival of All Hallow’s Eve, or Hallow-Even, the night preceding All Saint’s (Hallows’) Day. It is the glossing of the name Hallow- Even that has given us the name of Hallow’een. Until recent times in some parts of Europe, it was believed that on this night the dead walked amongst them, and that witches and warlocks flew in their midst. In preparation for this, bonfires were built to ward off these malevolent spirits.
By the 19th century, witches’ pranks were replaced by children’s tricks. The spirits of Samhain, once believed to be wild and powerful, were now recognized as being evil. Devout Christians began rejecting this festival. They had discovered that the so-called gods, goddesses, and other spiritual beings of the pagan religions, were diabolical deceptions. The spiritual forces that people experienced during this festival were indeed real, but they were manifestations of the devil who misled people toward the worship of false idols. Thus, they rejected the customs associated with Hallow’een, including all representations of ghosts, vampires, and human skeletons - symbols of the dead - and of the devil and other malevolent and evil creatures. It must also be noted that, to this day, many Satan-worshippers consider the evening of October 31st to be their most sacred. And many devout Christians today continue to distance themselves from this pagan festival.
Re: Halloween
It doesn't have anything to do with religion.
From what I remember learning in school, there was a myth about witches who would go to peoples house and demand the residents to give them sweets, and if residents said 'no', the witches would perform a magic trick on them, or pull a prank, or something like that.
I think that the Haloween tradition is based on this myth, and its mostly children who take part in it.
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^ :k:
Please don’t forget the costume makers.
Re: Halloween
assalamo alaikum
I do not want to advise you on watching the Mustapha Akkad (a Lebanese American Muslim) movies to know about the Halloween phenomenon:D but it is basically what Lahore 981 has said.
Thaqib