I have always loved Halloween. The costumes, the crafts, carving, decorating, trick-or-treating, and all the fun.
It's something to celebrate as the days get shorter, darker and often colder and rainier.
One day when I was substitute teaching, I thought I'd do an activity about the history of Halloween. I got to reading about it and I was quite surprised to find that it really does have quite dark beginnings. Not to mention the connection to Wicca. Many Christians have chosen not to celebrate Halloween for these reasons and others. I was chatting with the coordinator of our Sunday School at church and she said she found the holiday confusing.
As a Christian, I try to steer clear of the more "evil" and scary parts of the celebration and put more focus on harvest,
pumpkins, creative costumes, trick-or-treating and the whole community feel.
We do Halloween activities with friends and as a family, like carving, baking, crafts and this year we made a pumpkin person.
A great activity for a rainy weekend afternoon.
Not to mention Halloween parties with games, costumes and treats. Would God really want to keep kids from something that excites them so much? As long as it's done in the right spirit. I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments.
