Most of our churches here have 'fall festivals' or 'trunk or treat' so that kids can participate in the fun without the fear of celebrating satan.
Most of our churches here have 'fall festivals' or 'trunk or treat' so that kids can participate in the fun without the fear of celebrating satan.
Fall festivals/harvest festivals are Pagan in nature - and I don't know one Pagan who celebrates Satan. I loved the night in late Oct. a few years ago when I dropped my kids off at their friend's church who admonishes Halloween ("Satan's birthday" - gimme a break), yet, at the front door were two pumpkins carved with crosses, lit up with candles....if they only knew they were celebrating Paganism with their Jack-O-Lanterns. Much of this notion that Halloween is a Satan-related holiday is based out of fear mongering and total ignorance. Sure, it has to do with death & spirits, but where Satan came into it happened when Satanists (NOT Pagans) latched onto the "dark" notion of the event.
You either "celebrate" it and take the good (candy, parties, dressing up, cool decorations) with the bad (stomach aches, lost souls, demonic possession) or put your money where your mouth is and have nothing to do with any traditions - evolved or not.