What to do if you don't want your kids celebrating Halloween?

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Re: What to do if you don’t want your kids celebrating Halloween?

@Chicken_Biryani

Sorry guys dont take me wrong, firstly the costume party doesnt have to be the same time as Halloween , upto us when we keep it through the year , or skip it all together .. the theme can be kept a positive theme , for example, at the nursery recently they had a theme , where kids were to dress up on an activity day and the theme was flowers ..similar activity was done a few weeks before then , theme being Alphabets !

Halloween has a deeper meaning to it, its not only about dressing up.

A mere dressing up is an exciting activity for the kids and to remain in line with religion , we keep it as positive as possible but do not make it a ritual with deeper or pagan roots ..

Similar example is Qurbani , if you do it on Eid Adhaa , it take a different kind of significance .. if you do it another time of the year , its a different meaning all together ..

Khatti, Halloween is not only about dressing up, its about belief in witchcraft, evil, etc etc , I made a whole post in that other thread in All views .. many people dont feel comfortable becoming part of that event for religious reasons. If today my community leader announces a fancy dress show for kids, I wouldnt mind becoming a part of it , coz it is not a religion based event .. and neither are believers asked to refrain from taking part in such community building activities.

the only reason i see it as an alternative is to let little kids know that we are not against their activity but against celebrating a certain event .. and its by no means a compensation for missing out on Halloween .. its an alternative , more Islam friendly way of enjoying with friends and family alike ..

nicely explained :k: