Posted on 10/29/2014 6:06:11 PM PDT by lifeofgrace
Just go to Cracker Barrel, they got em’ all!
“After giving out candy for most of the evening, I realized that NOT ONE of the kids, or the parents with them, said thank you.”
Nailed it! Money quote! We have a winner!
THAT’S why Halloween mostly sucks. Cosby was right!
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It took you a (now) four-part series to say that you aren’t going to celebrate Halloween?
Also, I notice that while you posted parts 1-3 on FR, you now link to them on your own blog. Way to blog-pimp!
Go you!
Anyway, back to Halloween... can’t you just, you know, quietly and courageously lead by example?
Does it really need to be a four-part screed about how you really just want to be respected for your choices and left alone to do as you please?
You have clearly put more thought and action into Halloween than most people who celebrate it do.
I wen ahead and read to the end of The Book. Christ triumphs over Death and Evil eternally. Those who believe in Him don't need to worry. Evil can't take you unless you allow it.
Here IS the links? "is"?? OMG...THAT right there is darkness and mayhem or whatever....geez.
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It is a contraction of the phrase ‘All Hallows Eve” the night before all hallows day IE All Saints Day. It is a celebration in the Church of all the faithful departed, particularly those who where martyred for the faith.
It is thought to be a co-opting of the Celtic Samhain, but other scholars claim that Halloween sprung up on its’ own.
Christmas was once the celebration of Saturnalia. It was a very big Roman holiday. The agricultural deity Saturn was honored. The holiday was celebrated with a sacrifice at the Temple of Saturn, in the Roman Forum, and a public banquet, followed by private gift-giving, continual partying, and a carnival atmosphere. It was one of the few Empire Wide celebrations.
Regardless. It is fun. It should be celebrated for the fun of it. Life is too short to be a stick in the mud.
Lighten up, Francis.
There’s more to All Hallows Eve than that. Treats were left on doorsteps to keep ghouls and goblins sated. That where “trick or treat” comes from. Covens have celebrated it for a very long time. As I said, they do not celebrate Christ’s birth or death.
Lighten up, Francis.
Bingo. Dismayed that it took 41 posts.
I really do have a problem with the gore, but there are way too many farming generations I think, to not see the end of the growing season and the resting of the earth as a good reason for a party, complete with bonfires, ghost stories, cocoa, etc...
I debated about posting the truth as few want to hear it.
I do have a couple of skeletons. I should register them to vote.
Someone could incorporate voting booths in their display, automatically opening the curtain when someone walks toward the porch to trick or treat. They see skeletons and dead people casting ballots.
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What are you talking about???? We have MLK day.
This holiday is a denial of the Resurrection and the Gospel. How Christians can excuse participating in it is a mystery to me.
This guy was a witch for twenty-five years. Says, "Don't even put a pumpkin on your porch." (His website gets hacked a lot, but comes back in a few hours).
His book is riveting, btw.
Think up a creative costume, walk the neighborhood, get candy. Rather like a masked ball for kiddies. I’m Catholic, really Catholic, but this a nice cultural happening that brings the fall alive.
IMHO a satanic cult and a wiccan coven are two very different things.
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