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Satan's High Holiday

The Origins of Halloween

Halloween could be renamed Satan's High Holiday. Surprised? This fact sheet on Halloween has been compiled to inform you of the satanic influences behind a seemingly innocent children's holiday. While millions of Christians will permit their children to honor the devil on October 31, it's my hope that this information will help you make a different decision on how your child approaches October 31.

As we approach the celebration of Halloween, I want to take this opportunity to share some information about the Halloween customs that may or may not surprise you. God's Word says in Hosea 4:6My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.Hosea 4 verse 6, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge..." I don't want your children to be adversely effected because of your lack of knowledge about the historic beginnings of Halloween.

Halloween is not just childish fun! It's more serious than that! Before you buy that bag of trick or treat candy, or take an invitation to the community center's Halloween party, or make that costume, won't you consider what God's Word says and consider the truth about Satan's influence in Halloween?

The History of Halloween

There were a people named the Celts who lived in what is now Great Britain, Ireland and Northern France. Historians believe that the Celtic Festival of Samhain which honored Samhain, the Celtic lord of death, is the probable source of Halloween. The celebration, organized by the Celtic priests, the Druids, was held to mark the beginning of the season of cold, darkness, death, and decay. They believed that on this day Samhain called together the wicked souls who had been condemned to inhabit the bodies of animals, in the form of ghosts, spirits, witches or elves. The Celts also believed that on this one night of the year, souls of the dead returned to their original homes and that the wandering spirits terrorized those living in the house at the present time.

The Bible strictly forbids us as Christians to participate in any form of demonic practices or involvement of witchcraft, no matter how innocently it is presented. God's Word says in 1 Thessalonians 5:22, "Abstain from all appearances of evil."

Horror movies are another example. Throughout the church, Christians allow themselves and their children to sit down and watch these shows which, is pushed to be called entertainment, but is really an introduction to the demonic realm. The Word of God says, "I will set no evil thing before my eyes."

Please, as Christians, depart from evil, and love the Lord your God, with all your heart, soul, and mind. God said in His Holy Word, "Be ye holy, for I am holy." Be separate from the world, (2 Corinthians 6:17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will receive you.2 Corinthians 6 verse 17) as God says we are to be.

American Customs: Celtic Origin