
Halloween is nearing and already there are gloomy incidents happening...
Have you ever wondered on its history? well in wikipedia :
i know some of you would skip this part ... not much of a reader eh?
Halloween has its origins in the ancient
Celtic festival known as
Samhain (
Irish pronunciation: [ˈsˠaunʲ]; from the
Old Irish samain).
[1] The festival of Samhain is a
celebration of the end of the harvest season in
Gaelic culture, and is sometimes
[2] regarded as the "Celtic New Year".
[3] Traditionally, the
festival was a time used by the ancient
pagans to take stock of supplies and slaughter
livestock for winter stores.
The ancient Gaels believed that on October 31, now known as Halloween, the boundary between the alive and the deceased dissolved, and the
dead become dangerous for the living by causing problems such as sickness or damaged
crops. The festivals would frequently involve bonfires, into which bones of slaughtered livestock were thrown. Costumes and
masks were also worn at the festivals in an attempt to mimic the
evil spirits or placate them.
[4][5]well in short :for Roman Catholics its like
All Saints Dayfor Protestants its like Reformation Day :a day of remembrance and a time to pray..
Lemme help you paste what you would have click in wikipedia
Here goes:
Fundamentalist variety, are concerned about Halloween, and reject the holiday because they believe it trivializes (and celebrates) “the occult” and what they perceive as
evil.
[51] A response among some fundamentalists in recent years has been the use of
Hell houses or themed pamphlets (such as those of
Jack T. Chick) which attempt to make use of Halloween as an opportunity for evangelism.
[52] Some consider Halloween to be completely incompatible with the Christian faith
[53] due to its origin as a
Pagan "
festival of the dead." In more recent years, the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has organized a "Saint Fest" on the holiday.
[52] Some Wiccans feel that the tradition is offensive to "real witches" for promoting stereotypical caricatures of "wicked witches".[54] However, other Neopagans[who?], perhaps most of them, see it as a harmless holiday in which some of the old traditions are celebrated by the mainstream culture, albeit in a different manner.
...I do know some portray themselves like
wizards and witches , spell bou

nd by
glut, twisted temptations and irrefutable beliefs then they would leave you in
suspense, and plots only to
destroy you, rob you and in the end murder you. so better watch out when you are invited to their Halloween parties cos "who cares!" ,"..does it matter ? "and"wt * " ..heehe
left it (*) for ya to express whatever it may be.always leads to a glooomyyyy end....
"HAAAllllloooowwwwww eeennnnn to you TOO"