0 Should you celebrate Halloween ?

Does Halloween go against God or is it just an innocent holiday?

So Halloween is coming up. We celebrate it every year and say it's for the kids. They dress up like witches, ghost, demons, and other scary monsters yelling out Trick or treat trying to get as much candy as possible. We decorate our homes like grave yards and creepy places not even realizing why. We just do it because everyone else does.

No one can deny that Halloween is mainly focused on fear, darkness, monsters, the occult (sorcery, witchcraft and violence.

But no matter what Halloween just appears as an innocent harmless annual day for the kids.

Haven't you ever wondered

-Where did Halloween really come from?
-Why do you see skeletons, witches and black cats in Halloween?
and the most important question..
- Is celebrating Halloween against God?
Where did it come from?
The celebration then not yet called Halloween began over 2000 years ago with people known as the celtics. They live in what today is called England, Ireland, Scotland and Wale. This was also the beginning of the Celtic new year, a time to give thanks to the sun god for the harvest. (which goes against God Exodus 20:3)

The name Halloween came from All saints day, All hallows eve or All souls day which was a festival held to honor the Samhain- the so called "lord of death".

It was a pagan belief that on one night of the year (Halloween) the souls of the dead would return to their original homes, there to be entertained with food. If there was no food provided, these evil spirits would cast spells and cause terror to those who did not fulfill their request.

Pagan- One who follows a religion that believes in more than one god

They also believed that they could avoid being recognized by the souls of the dead by wearing mask and that's where idea of dressing up in costumes came from.

I can continue to tell you where the black cats, witches, skeletons and other things came from associated with halloween but i would like to get the main point.
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The main question we need to focus on-
is Halloween against God?
As I mentioned earlier You cannot deny that Halloween is mainly focused on fear, darkness, monsters, the occult (sorcery, witchcraft and violence.

In the bible it says we are to have nothing to do with these.
Ephesians 5:11 "And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

We are to let people know, look this is not something we should be celebrating or allowing our kids to do. We need to speak up and spread the knowledge.

The bible says we are to stay away from every kind of evil ! 1 Thessalonians 5:22

Anything associated with demons, vampires, witches, death is evil and we are to have nothing to do with it.

Even if your not casting spells or practicing witchcraft your still relating to it by celebrating a day that used it.

God clearly states in the bible people who have anything to with sorcery or the likes will not make it into Heaven. (Galatians 5:20) Not forgetting to mention that Halloween was also made to worship another God. The sun god of harvest.

Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt not have any gods before me.

God says we are to "prove all things" and only stand close to that which is good. 1 Thessalonians 5:21
Next time there's a holiday coming up, take a chance to do a little research on it. To find out why you celebrate it, where it came from and if it goes against God.