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Our school lets the students dress up on Halloween day. In fact, I'm helping with the Halloween party that night.
Ah yes, the annual demonization of Halloween commences. Cue the posts from the bible-thumpers and the liberal PCers about how Halloween is making kids evil.
The kids can celebrate religious and anti-religious holidays on their own time with their parents' money.
One of my sons has some experience attending public school. The "free" snacks the teacher hands out. The "free" pizza party at the end of the year. Prizes for the best costumes? They have far too much of our money to spend lavishly and apparently way too much time on their hands.
Oh, flame away. I'll be gone today. :-)
Great picture.
Halloween IS of Christian origin. The feast to honor all martyrs (saints of yore) was in May. The Church moved the holyday to November first. Thus, October 31, the eve of all hallowed saints.
The IRISH made it "trick or treat." Irish villages would celebrate November first with a bonfire and feast. The night before the feast the village elders (or feast preparers) would go from house to house asking for food donations to the next day's feast.
When some villagers were reluctant to part with their feast-day food contributions, the elders would threaten them with a "trick." Thus, the expression, "trick or treat."
I can understand the schools' clamping down on Halloween costumes. It's WAY too Christian. Those bats, pumpkins, Superman, Batman, Madonna costumes really, really remind me of Jesus.
"I have been asked to let you know that no costumes of any kind will be allowed at school,"
Sounds like even this person wasn't too happy about being the messenger. Someone is passing the buck.
