tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post7633396227137903749..comments2023-10-24T03:02:14.153-04:00Comments on My Back Door: "All Hallow's Evening"Yvonne Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08710596077769759997noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-62136917125271816742009-10-23T18:58:38.654-04:002009-10-23T18:58:38.654-04:00Thanks for this. I don't have anything to do w...Thanks for this. I don't have anything to do with Haaloween. I want to avoid all appearance of evil.<br />SunnyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-69652155725625843402009-10-23T10:30:44.879-04:002009-10-23T10:30:44.879-04:00I can't understand how one could argue that Ha...I can't understand how one could argue that Halloween is an attempt to bring a pagen holiday back to God, but the attempt failed miserably. Halloween can not be considered a "Christian" celebration; it can be considered a Catholic celebration, but even then, it has the same negative spin as Mardi Gras (which is a day set aside to break rules, be glutenous and mischievious before spending 40 days on good behavior). I can't see anywhere in the Bible that advocates taking a day to sin and "get it out of your system" before having a "Holy" day. <br />There is a lot of evil in the world. Even if the roots of Halloween did not advocate it, the day is now used to celebrate Wica in a huge way! The Bible is very clear that witchcraft is sinful and evil. Christians should avoid all association with it!<br />I do agree that Christians should not remain silent, however. Give out tracts, use it as an opportunity to share the gospel and show that Christians are different!Lydianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-91783790476619122992009-10-22T22:13:41.975-04:002009-10-22T22:13:41.975-04:00I suppose it depends on if you are celebrating Sam...I suppose it depends on if you are celebrating Samhein or Halloween.<br /><br />According to the first link you sent, Vonnie, it says that the church created All Saints Day (or All Hallow's Day on Nov. 1) to honor saints living and dead and to replace the Celtic celebration of Samhein (the holiday that focused on Celtic sacrifices and the dead). The church reclaimed the night before (Oct. 31) and named it All Hallow's Eve and Nov. 2 a Christian day to honor the dead. The church collectively called these Hallowmas or Halloween. So it appears as soon as Christianity moved into the land and learned of the Samhein celebration they began fighting it with their own similar but Christian celebration. <br /><br />I do not believe in a devil's day. I believe every day is God's day and I believe that's what the church did by turning the focus back to God during that holiday. <br /><br />This is the first time I've read any background on Halloween. I've always enjoyed the silly Halloween stuff. If we T or T, we hand out invitations to our church. More often than not, we attend our church's fall festival which is used as a community outreach tool. As long as you keep the focus on God, I see no problem in celebrating Halloween since, according to this link, it was intended to be a Christian replacement for Samhein. <br /><br />I think the worse thing we can do as Christians is hide and not shine our light on Halloween night. That gives the devil a power he doesn't deserve.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01709542174278486434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-13531187100247839342009-10-22T16:39:20.215-04:002009-10-22T16:39:20.215-04:00Love the Philippians 4:8 application! :) MeredithLove the Philippians 4:8 application! :) MeredithMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068592750161927264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-9703257179994149432009-10-22T12:40:28.285-04:002009-10-22T12:40:28.285-04:00How about safety?
I don't think it is the s...How about safety? <br /><br />I don't think it is the safest thing you can do with children these days. I remember the year (back in the 80's)that the local hospital offered to xray treat bags for foreign objects for free. That pretty much did it for me.<br /><br />However, I now work for the town and we do Halloween. We have meeting after meeting on how to keep everyone safe. <br /><br />And what about the current flu scare and the potential for exposure?<br /><br />Lots of things to consider....Minot-Sleeper Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357735118058667054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-15023756562891271912009-10-22T11:11:54.046-04:002009-10-22T11:11:54.046-04:00thanks, Kerry, pray...thanks, Kerry, pray...Yvonne Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710596077769759997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-5707708108490607122009-10-22T11:08:46.448-04:002009-10-22T11:08:46.448-04:00excellent, yvonneexcellent, yvonnekerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-90117643356577739222009-10-22T10:58:58.442-04:002009-10-22T10:58:58.442-04:00thanks, Suethanks, SueYvonne Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710596077769759997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-42969298699945209942009-10-22T10:55:25.705-04:002009-10-22T10:55:25.705-04:00There are many origins for stories surrounding Hal...There are many origins for stories surrounding Halloween and what one chooses to believe has no real bearing on which one is accurate.<br /><br />I've done quite a bit of research myself on the origin for my Christian vampire and werewolf series. I found that Samhain correctly translated meant the end of summer for the Celts. They celebrated with bonfires and such. Nothing particularly evil though. It was simply the end of summer and time to celebrate the harvest. <br /><br />With the rise of Christianity, Samhain was changed to Hallowmas, or All Saints' Day, to commemorate the souls of the blessed dead who had been canonized that year, so the night before became popularly known as Halloween.<br /><br />I absolutely love Samhain for the very reason the Celts probably did. It marks the end of a season that ended in a good harvest. <br /><br />There certainly is a lot to read out there concerning the day though. :)Author Sue Denthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610585940904518767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-63934267558064351592009-10-22T10:46:31.016-04:002009-10-22T10:46:31.016-04:00thanks, Lalee...love you, too!thanks, Lalee...love you, too!Yvonne Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08710596077769759997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7380730650602813473.post-69018085447997415112009-10-22T10:43:12.643-04:002009-10-22T10:43:12.643-04:00A lot of great wisdom in this post, Vonnie. Love y...A lot of great wisdom in this post, Vonnie. Love you.LauraLee Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06092672958394657296noreply@blogger.com