There are some folks who will never accept Catholics and don’t like the fact that we’re here and willing to explain, and if necessary defend, our faith.
This could’ve been an interesting discussion on the origins of Halloween, but anti-Catholics couldn’t resist the temptation to label us as pagans. Such is the way things seem to work around here.
And yes, it is nauseating. It’s tiresome to have people who don’t know us by anything more than words on a screen judge our relationships with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To put the thread back on topic, then, I invite everyone to google and compare Hallowe’en with French charivari and German Fasching and Walpurgisnacht traditions.
The Scottish and Hebridean bonfire traditions are also relevant, I believe.
The fact that these traditions go so far back suggests that we cannot simply dismiss them as primitive relics and move on.
I agree with you, but I have seen that the judging of others’ relationships with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is a two way street.