28/10/2023
7 Why You Shouldn’t Celebrate Halloween
1. The origins of Halloween are pagan.
Samhain, often called Halloween, is an old Celtic festival from October 31 to November 1. People believed the spirit world, and ours were close during this time. It honored the dead and thought spirits could help predict the future. Later, in Ireland, people wore costumes and sang songs for the dead at houses, getting cakes in return.
2. Halloween means more than candy and costumes to those in witchcraft.
Wiccans have eight holidays, with Halloween (Samhain) being the main. Some people involved in witchcraft say Halloween is significant to them. John Ramirez, once a top satanic priest, even married on that day, showing its importance to them.
“Two major holidays, Halloween and Walpurgisnacht, are celebrated by the Church of Satan. I am glad Christian parents let their children worship the devil at least one night out of the year. Welcome to Halloween.” Anton LaVey, author of The Satanic Bible and founder of the Church of Satan
3. Halloween has not been redeemed for God. It’s darker today than it was before.
From early on, the church celebrated All Saints Day on November 1. The night before became "All-Hallow E'en." Over time, Halloween became darker and focused more on fear. Today, pagan and witchcraft practices are growing. Some things can't be changed; they must be removed.
4. Celebrating Halloween is conforming to the culture.
If we don’t celebrate Halloween, the world will think we are weird and don’t know how to have fun. We are called to change the world, not to conform to the world. Daniel didn’t bow to idols to fit into Babylonian culture. We engage in the culture, but we are commanded not to imitate it.
5. Halloween promotes values contrary to Christianity, darkness, death, and fear.
Christians focus on faith and believe in God's love, which overcomes fear. Jesus is our light, and we should shine brightly in a dark world. We remember Jesus' death, which beat death itself. We trust the Holy Spirit, not other spirits or the dead.
6. Halloween is having fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness.
7. Activities people engage in while celebrating Halloween don’t honor the Lord.
Dressing up as a stripper or a demon is not becoming a Christian. Many people do wrong things like drinking and drugs during Halloween. People are already confused about who they are. Dressing up as someone else on Halloween adds to this confusion.
