When I was a young adult, before entering Mission School, I celebrated Halloween by dressing up in costume, going to Halloween parties, giving out candy to all the kids who came to my door. There were contests at work and at the parties with prizes for the scariest costumes. It was a holiday celebration and has been a part of American culture since the 19th Century when its traditions were brought by Irish and Scottish immigrants. Many of the traditions come from Celtic influenced nations including Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. When I was in mission school I wrote a paper on how to evangelize in Wales and in my research I came across a lot of these traditions which were part of Druidism, an old religion practiced long before Christianity came to Wales. My research was enough to stop me from participating in anything that has to do with Halloween.
I challenge you to research on your own the traditions and practices of Halloween and then prayerfully decide if you will continue to celebrate this Festival of Fear.
“Then he said to me, “It is done! I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the thirsty water without price from the fountain of life. The victorious shall inherit these things, and I will be God to him and he will be son to me. But as for the cowards, the faithless and the corrupt, the murderers, the traffickers in sex and sorcery, the worshippers of idols and all liars—their inheritance is in the lake which burns with fire and sulphur, which is the second death.” Revelation 21:8 PHILLIPS
