Am I the only one that hates halloween?

[joebryant]

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Joe you are such a social worker. Thank God for you!

True, I try to do something (or have something) good every day.

 

[debilorrah]

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Joe you are such a social worker. Thank God for you!

True, I try to do something (or have something) good every day.

I, for one, appreciate you. I may not be able to comment on your posts, but I do appreciate you!

 

[rocktheflock]

we don't do Halloween either. or anything else pagan.

 

[debilorrah]

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Halloween was originally started as a ceremony to stave off demons and devils. Nothing pagan about it. Just to let you know. Pm me if you would like further information about this. Pagans are not devil worshippers.

ETA: I am Christian......

 

[Up-the-Creek]

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Close that can of worms,...

 

[joebryant]

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sumthin rong with bein a pagan?

 

[debilorrah]

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sumthin rong with bein a pagan?

Dude....

 

[Iowa Roo Mom]

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I have a DF who is Pagan. Contrary to what you may believe, she does not sacrifice goats or bite the heads off of small furry creatures- or worship the devil. She's a great person, as are most Pagan's. It really isn't necessary to make those kind of comments here.

 

[Wifezilla]

Hard to keep all those time-honored pagan traditions alive, with all those christians usurping all the holidays.

 

[wombat]

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Halloween was originally started as a ceremony to stave off demons and devils. Nothing pagan about it. Just to let you know. Pm me if you would like further information about this. Pagans are not devil worshippers.

ETA: I am Christian......

Halloween is Celtic in origin. It was the "new years eve" of its day, as the year ended with the year's harvest. It was believed that the spirit world was closer to the world of the living on this night, and that the spirits could walk the earth. People decorated their homes with bones and such to ward off spirits, or left out treats to apease them, and communities lit bonfires and gathered together around them throughout the night. Plenty "pagan", since "pagan" refers to "non-Abrahamic" religions ... but you're right in that "pagan" does not mean "devil worship."