For those who celebrate Halloween.

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[Post New]10/24/2009 14:40
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:As a kid growing up Catholic, Halloween for me was the eve of All Souls Day, when we pray for the dead in purgatory. I always thought it was odd that non-Catholics celebrated it.


I always heard it was a holiday started by Jews and Catholics and low-tipping African Americans.
[Post New]10/24/2009 14:58
Anonymous
OP, I bet you don't read Harry Potter books either. Wizards!
[Post New]10/24/2009 15:00
Anonymous
Oooo, I like the Holy Water idea, too.

Is there a special concentration that will get rid of evil demons, or do I just go with the kid you can steal -- umm I mean -- get from a church?

Is one spray enough, or should I give the trick-er-beggers a good soaking?
[Post New]10/24/2009 15:18
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I'm pagan (not wiccan or a satanist) and I celebrate Samhain and it is NOTHING like you described. It is a day to honor ancestors who are no longer alive and to honor the final harvest of the year before moving into a period of darkness (winter). And as another poster mentioned, Christmas and Easter, among other holidays, originated as pagan celebrations that Christians adapted so that they could continue to celebrate the holidays they loved and still call themselves "Christian." My son will be dressing up as Elmo for Halloween and I will take him trick or treating and teach him about the REAL meaning of Samhain.

As you are a Christian, I would urge you to follow the teachings of Jesus and find some compassion for others who may not be, think, or believe like you. There are many pathways to God, but we are all children of the Divine.


Thank you. You are right.- Wiccan
[Post New]10/24/2009 15:19
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Oooo, I like the Holy Water idea, too.

Is there a special concentration that will get rid of evil demons, or do I just go with the kid you can steal -- umm I mean -- get from a church?

Is one spray enough, or should I give the trick-er-beggers a good soaking?


Well I was an altar boy, so I got to see the manufacturing process. But I'm sure there is a how-to video on Youtube or something. But seriously don't steal it from a church. Then you WILL go to hell.
[Post New]10/24/2009 15:43
Anonymous
I'm intrigued - did the OP really think that the post would cause ANYONE to respond, "Oh my! Thank you! I will return my child's costume immediately!"?
[Post New]10/24/2009 15:43
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Oooo, I like the Holy Water idea, too.

Is there a special concentration that will get rid of evil demons, or do I just go with the kid you can steal -- umm I mean -- get from a church?

Is one spray enough, or should I give the trick-er-beggers a good soaking?


You can also try giving out raisins or apples. That keeps them away, and is progressively more effective each year.
[Post New]10/24/2009 16:31
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Oooo, I like the Holy Water idea, too.

Is there a special concentration that will get rid of evil demons, or do I just go with the kid you can steal -- umm I mean -- get from a church?

Is one spray enough, or should I give the trick-er-beggers a good soaking?


You can also try giving out raisins or apples. That keeps them away, and is progressively more effective each year.


Or pencils.
[Post New]10/24/2009 18:45
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I always heard it was a holiday started by Jews and Catholics and low-tipping African Americans.


best response. LOL.

And seriously, what was this lady trying to accomplish here? It's an Americanized holiday with roots from a creepy beginning. I'd suggest the OP not have Christmas trees, lights, Easter bunnies, etc since those are also Americanized forms of serious holidays. Get over it.
[Post New]10/24/2009 18:56
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:You can also try giving out raisins or apples. That keeps them away, and is progressively more effective each year.

My parents tried this when I was younger. Our lawn was covered with raisin boxes the next morning.
[Post New]10/24/2009 19:07
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Someone in one of my colleague's class actually complained to the fitness director that she played Thriller in dance class. She was offended by a Halloween song but not any of the explicit hip hop!
[Post New]10/24/2009 19:19
Anonymous
op, Do you let kids know this when they come to your house? When I was younger there was this woman who would leave her front lights on, on halloween, and when you knocked she would open it up and say " I don't celebrate the day of the devil". She got egged every year.
[Post New]10/24/2009 19:45
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You can also try giving out raisins or apples. That keeps them away, and is progressively more effective each year.

My parents tried this when I was younger. Our lawn was covered with raisin boxes the next morning.


It's the Law of Cure -- things get worse before they get better. Trust me, they won't be back after year 2 of raisins.
[Post New]10/24/2009 19:48
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You can also try giving out raisins or apples. That keeps them away, and is progressively more effective each year.

My parents tried this when I was younger. Our lawn was covered with raisin boxes the next morning.


It's the Law of Cure -- things get worse before they get better. Trust me, they won't be back after year 2 of raisins.


If your intentions are to eventually not have kids knocking at your door instead of offering a healthy alternative to candy, why not just turn off your lights? Why do you have to be annoying and spoil the night?
[Post New]10/24/2009 20:00
Anonymous
As a child, there were many years that we did not celebrate Halloween. My parents felt that there was enough evil in the world already, why make a night out of doing it on purpose? In my teens, on Halloween we would have Harvest Parties and then on the actual night of Halloween we would go out into the neighborhood and pass out Christian literature to all the trick or treaters.

Was it overkill? maybe. Did it ruin our lives? no.

As an adult with three kids who attend a Christian school, I do feel weird sometimes about "glorifying" in some way, death, skeletons, etc...but that being said we still dress up on Halloween just nothing dead or scary.
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