History of Halloween

billpetro blog ^ | October 27, 2010 | Bill Petro

[CynicalBear]

>> Now answer me this. If the folks who kept Easter on Sunday were so all-fired bad, they why the heck did the great Polycarp keep communion with them?? Is this normal behavior with heretics, idolaters and apostates??<<
Well that would never happen would it. Godly men would never have anything to do with Pagan rituals.

1 Kings 11: 4For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.

5For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

Oops! Seems there may be some history saying they did. Actually the combining of Pagan and Christian holidays, festivals and dates has a long history in Biblical history as well a secular. Many of the Gentiles, not wanting to give up the festivals incorporated them, or parts of them, in their new religion.

>> That the names of Venus and Juno are very distinct from Semiramis ought to be a clue that it was not a borrowing.<<

Different words used for the same deity in different countries, languages, and cultures is common throughout history. Any person who studies ancient history knows that.

>> That source you are quoting is flat-out misrepresenting the Quartodeciman controversy. Read the primary source account in Eusebius.<<
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/npnf201.iii.x.xxv.html
The very source you gave me includes the following.
Chapter XXV.—How All came to an Agreement respecting the Passover.

2. “Endeavor to send copies of our letter to every church, that we may not furnish occasion to those who easily deceive their souls. We show you indeed that also in Alexandria they keep it on the same day that we do. For letters are carried from us to them and from them to us, so that in the same manner and at the same time we keep the sacred day.”

Did you even think to ask the question of what agreement they had to come to? Perhaps a little more study on your part would add credibility.

[ravenwolf]

Its not much different than the so called Christian holy day called easter, eggs and rabits, is it really Christian?
the only Bibical scripture i know is below that refers to Christians and easter

12:1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth [his] hands to vex certain of the church.

12:2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

12:3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)

12:4 And when he had apprehended him, he put [him] in prison, and delivered [him] to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. ———————————————— -——

If easter was a Christian holy day why would they have to put Peters trial off until later? king Herod was not a Christian, it is obvious that they put the trial off because it was a Jewish holy day and did not have any thing to do with Christians.

Can any one think that they had so much respect for Christians that they put Peters trial off on his behalf?

While it is true that easter came about the time of the passover, i think there is plenty of evidence that it may have also been a roman holiday which has its root from nimrod.

So it seems to me while the jews are still holding their passover, it was incorperated with easter and the Christians kept the easter part which is from baal.

Could some one tell me when the Church first started celebrating easter?, and who ordained it.

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