Why should Christians celebrate Halloween?

Answer 1

Halloween is a pagan holiday, which is considered the New Year in pagan religions. Halloween is celebrated in these religions, because it is said the veil between the two worlds is the thinnest and it is easier to make contact with those that have passed on.

Answer 2

Christians can celebrate Halloween, many of us choose not to. Halloween comes form a religious cult practice where members dressed as devils and demons, sacrificed people, and drank their blood in hope to ward off evil spirits. We think it is inappropriate to celebrate such a pagan practice.

Answer 3

Mainly because it has to do with monsters and many other reasons. But many Christians celebrate it in a different way, instead of dressing as devils and monsters, it's angels or pumpkins or something non-monstrous, and we don't focus on the scares, more on the fun of getting candy and being with friends and family. As a matter of fact, my Church holds a thing called 'Harvest Festival' where adults hand out candy to kids who walk around the building in costumes (non-monstrous costumes of course). Not only is it safer but you don't have to worry about there being some weird guy in a demon suit jumping out at you.

Another answer:

Some Christians do celebrate Halloween. It is more properly called All Hallows Evening, and is the day before All Saint's Day.

Another answer:

I'm a Christian and we don't celebrate it because Halloween is a devil's celebration. A lot of people die that same day trick-or-treating or partying, this is a very old celebration, where people celebrated false gods.

Answer 4

Halloween is not an American tradition but goes way back to the ancient Celtic Druids. The name Halloween came from the English language and had nothing to do with the traditional meaning or name of the feast. It is a traditional pagan festival to mark the end of the summer - Oiche Samhain in Irish. It was hijacked by the Christian church in order to appease the masses and keep them in check. Although people had converted to Christianity and supposedly left their Pagan traditions behind, they were superstitious and unwilling to turn their backs fully on the old Pagan Gods so the Church combined the festivals to keep everybody happy. The Bonfires, which are still lit in Ireland on Halloween night (despite the efforts of the eco fascists in the Green Party) derive from the old "Bonefires", which were lit to burn the bones of those in the community who had died during the year. The church did the very same hijacking act with Christmas, which was another Pagan feast, but the Vatican decided to put Christ's birthday on the same day - again allowing converts to hedge their bets with both religions. So if Christians are going to celebrate Christmas, they may as well celebrate Halloween as well. Go for it.....

Answer 5

No: I would do my research if I were you. (start with Wikipedia, look up everything, especially all its history)

The term Halloween, originally spelled Hallowe'en, is shortened from All Hallows' Even - e'en is a shortening of even, which is a shortening of evening. This is ultimately derived from the Old English Eallra Hālgena ǣfen. It is now known as "Eve of" All Saints' Day, which is November 1st.

A time of pagan festivities,[6] Popes Gregory III (731-741) and Gregory IV (827-844) tried to replace it with the Christian holiday (All Saints' Day) by moving it from May 13 to November 1. The Eastern (Orthodox) Church still celebrate All Saints in the spring (nowadays around the middle of June).

So they basically mixed a pagan celebration with a christian one.. Big mistake!

The Encyclopedia Americana says: "Elements of the customs connected with Halloween can be traced to a Druid ceremony in pre-Christian times. The Celts had festivals for two major gods-a sun god and a god of the dead (called Samhain), whose festival was held on November 1, the beginning of the Celtic New Year. The festival of the dead was gradually incorporated into Christian ritual."-(1977), Vol. 13, p. 725.

Such holidays honoring "spirits of the dead" as if they were alive in another realm (or anything connected) are contrary to The Bible's description of death as a state of complete unconsciousness.-Eccl. 9:5, 10; Ps. 146:4.

Most people would just say "ahh its just something for the kids. It doesn't have the same meaning anymore" But it is and will always be something that God wouldn't approve of. So then why should we participate? It would certainly be contradicting the christian belief.

But turn it into a positive thing. Like at my church instead of dressing as a demon or something, we dress as a character out of the Bible. We just don't celebrate the devil, we celebrate something positive.

Another answer:

There is no direct Biblical statement that excludes Halloween from a Christian's calendar. The modern idea of Halloween is the result of so many different cultures blending together that it's impossible to trace the practice back to anything even as vague as "some pagan practice". Much of what we see today is purely the result of American influence on the holiday, including trick-or-treating and the use of pumpkins (original Jack o' Lanterns were turnips. Pumpkins aren't native to the Old World). It isn't a Christian holiday, however, as it has no direct tie back to Christ - but then, neither does Independence Day or Memorial Day. There is a rich church history involved in it, by way of the Catholic All Souls Day on November 2, All Saints Day on November 1, and All Hallow's Eve on October 31.

The best advice I could give on the matter, and I'm not a pastor so take this as you will, would be to determine your level of comfort in the matter and go with that. While you certainly shouldn't allow yourself to let it distract you from following Christ in any way, and should certainly use discernment; there is no inherent sin in recognizing the change of the seasons, remembering your ancestors that have passed on, and opening your door in hospitality to the various kids wandering the streets that night. Find the amount that you're willing to participate in, and go ahead and enjoy it.
Some say yes, some say no. It's a matter that only you can decide. But keep in mind that Halloween does have roots in paganism, worship of the dead, and sacrificial human offerings. Thus is the reason many strict Christians choose not to partake in Halloween.

Answer 6

Christians are regular people so anyone could celebrate it

Answer 7

Yes although it is not a religious holiday, it is widely celebrated by almost everyone.

Answer 8

Christians do. The mother holiday of Halloween was the Christian holiday All Hallows Eve. However, its grandmother was the Pagan Samhain.