[editor-surveyor]

Interesting how it is celebrated on the same day in all cultures, dating back to ancient times. It does seem to tie together well.

[editor-surveyor]

Tonight the Death Culture celebrates their "day."

[longtermmemmory]

Today a little kid said "I am a ninja turtle"

Today some little kids got to understand pretending.

All the history has valid points, there is no reason we can't take out the dark side and move this day to some innocent kidsafe fun.

(besides its candy binge day :-) )

[Zack Attack]

When did Christ die and rise again? He celebrated the Passover with His disciples on the 14th of Nisan (Luke 22:14). He was crucified on the 15th of Nisan. He rose triumphant over sin, death, hell and Satan on the third day - the 17th of Nisan - the same day of the calendar that the ark rested and the same day that Israel was delivered.

Interesting stuff, however Messiah was crucified on the 14 of Nisan, not the 15th, as all Passover lambs were. He had to be removed from the cross before the 15th, which began the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

[isrul]

Those zany pagans celebrated rituals for each season. Winter and Summer solstice, Vernal and Autumnal equinox.

They also had rituals for marking the halfway point of each season.

Midway through winter they celebrated something called Imbolc. We call it Ground Hog Day.

In the spring, April 30 Was known as Beltane and also Walpurgisnacht.

Midway through summer, it was called Lammas and midway through Autumn it was called Samhain, now known as Hallowe'en.

They're only points in the ever changing seasons.

I guess any culture can make out of them whatever it will.

But as long as the kids just try to extort candy from me, I'm not going to give it any further thought.

If they start to demand a blood sacrifice from me for Satan, that's something else again.

Their are, currently,too many real devils to contend with. They take the form of lawyers, judges, and politicians.