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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question,[b] why would a catholic school be ok with Hallowee[/b][b]n[/b] but not public school or a Jewish preschool (see other thread)?[/quote]

Halloween is All Hallow's Eve, otherwise known as the night before All Saints' Day.  So, Halloween has roots in Catholic culture.  We Catholics are more than happy to see everyone enjoying it.  Many Evangelicals do not celebrate Halloween because they see it as something pagan.  
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2019-10/the-catholic-roots-of-halloween-the-vigil-of-all-saints-day.html[/quote]

The above is true but Catholics like any excuse to have fun and party.  [/quote]

Catholics are also really happy to incorporate and adapt pagan rituals.  That’s how we got basically all our parties and rituals, except the ones we took from the Jews.  It’s called Syncretism and it’s one of my favorite things about being Catholic....your people has a cool custom or fun party?  You don’t hs e to give it up to convert!  We’ll just sub in our saints for your spirits, our Mother of God for your Nature Mother!  It’s like a giant religious melting pot.  It’s the kimchi tacos version of religious practice.  [/quote]

I'd prefer to call it inculturation rather than syncretism.  My other favorite Catholic-inspired goofy holiday - Groundhog Day![/quote]

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