Aug 30 2008
A Fear Of Halloween
Why are so many people afraid of Halloween? Others just believe it is an evil holiday and anyone who participates is evil. Halloween used to be accepted and those who did not want any part of the holiday would just turn off their porch light. Now some Christian groups hold “fall festivals” on Halloween night to draw children and teens away from trick-a-treating. One group explains their aversion to Halloween by stating that the pumpkin is traced by to a man named Jack who was so evil he could not enter heaven by too evil for hell. This is supposed to be where the name “Jack-o-lantern comes from. As if, anyone could be too evil for hell. Still others claim that to trick-a-treat is to worship the devil. This same group claims that the egg hunt on Easter is a pagan event. Santa also is a supposed pagan figure. Many of our holidays were once pagan holidays but children should have as much happiness as possible. They will be adults soon enough.
I find it so amusing that Christians celebrate pagan holidays and why they do….
We fear that which we do not understand. Many don’t understand where Halloween comes from in actuality. Those who know it stems from paganism associate it with witches and associate witches with evil. And many fear the dead, so the idea of dia de los muertos freaks people out too.
Personally, I love Halloween, but I hate being scared so I don’t like the movies or haunted houses. At the same time I love ghosts and have had many ghostly experiences. I guess I’m an odd one as I like the real ghosts more than the ghost stories…