Spirituality
30 Oct 05
30 Oct 05
Whereas, Xmas and Easter are xtian holidays that result from the xtian church hijacking pagan holidays, Halloween is a secular holiday rooted in an xtian one: the evening prior to All Saints Day. Yet, it too, has roots in paganism. So, like the easter bunny and Santa Claus, the creepiness of Halloween reflects the persistence of ancient pagan celebrations despite the efforts of the Church to replace these pagan celebrations with xtian ones.
30 Oct 05
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Originally posted by Wulebgrwell said sir
Whereas, Xmas and Easter are xtian holidays that result from the xtian church hijacking pagan holidays, Halloween is a secular holiday rooted in an xtian one: the evening prior to All Saints Day. Yet, it too, has roots in paganism. So, like the easter bunny and Santa Claus, the creepiness of Halloween reflects the persistence of ancient pagan celebrations despite the efforts of the Church to replace these pagan celebrations with xtian ones.
i was going to make a similar comment but i think you did it first
and perhaps more well stated than i would have put it
it is a pagan fest for communing with the dead
my favorite holiday just because its creepy
but i think x mas is creepy and somber more than joyfull
the old x mas carrols in minor keys and such are creepy lol
30 Oct 05
Originally posted by aspviper666This holiday gets less and less people every year.
well said sir
i was going to make a similar comment but i think you did it first
and perhaps more well stated than i would have put it
it is a pagan fest for communing with the dead
my favorite holiday just because its creepy
but i think x mas is creepy and somber more than joyfull
the old x mas carrols in minor keys and such are creepy lol
I remember 10 years ago I would get the door ever 5 minutes. Last year olny 5 time.
I think it is because of 9/11 people just don't go out anymore. They have the fear that the evil one gives them instead of faith trusting in God.
30 Oct 05
Originally posted by RBHILLno dude
This holiday gets less and less people every year.
I remember 10 years ago I would get the door ever 5 minutes. Last year olny 5 time.
I think it is because of 9/11 people just don't go out anymore. They have the fear that the evil one gives them instead of faith trusting in God.
they are tired of those lame little tootsie rolls you hand out
get some of those big snickers bars
they will be banging on ur door all night
31 Oct 05
Originally posted by aspviper666I love the old minor key christmas songs. New stuff, like anything in the last 100 years maybe, is just too... well I don't know what word I want, but I don't like them.
well said sir
i was going to make a similar comment but i think you did it first
and perhaps more well stated than i would have put it
it is a pagan fest for communing with the dead
my favorite holiday just because its creepy
but i think x mas is creepy and somber more than joyfull
the old x mas carrols in minor keys and such are creepy lol
31 Oct 05
Originally posted by RBHILLIt is more about trusting in the creepy pedophile next door not to put razors in your candy or whatever. I think people are overly paranoid, but you don't need to be religious to trust people. The only thing people need is just a little less stupidity.
This holiday gets less and less people every year.
I remember 10 years ago I would get the door ever 5 minutes. Last year olny 5 time.
I think it is because of 9/11 people just don't go out anymore. They have the fear that the evil one gives them instead of faith trusting in God.
31 Oct 05
Hundreds arrested during Halloween bash
Police: Most arrests alcohol-related
Sunday, October 30, 2005; Posted: 5:41 p.m. EST (22:41 GMT)
What Is This? MADISON, Wisconsin (AP) -- Police used repeated bursts of pepper spray early Sunday to break up a crowd of Halloween celebrants, part of a weekend of revelry in which more than 400 people were arrested.
31 Oct 05
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Originally posted by DoctorScribblesAll Hallow's Eve = Halloween
Is the United States the only place in the world that observes this holiday?
Hallow = Middle English "halowen" = "holy".
All Saints' Day [The vigil of this feast is popularly called "Hallowe'en" or "Halloween"]
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01315a.htm
"All Saints Day is a universal Christian Feast that honors and remembers all Christian saints, known and unknown. In the Western Church (esp. Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Anglicans) it is kept on November 1. The Orthodox Churches observe it on the first Sunday after Pentecost.
http://users.rcn.com/tlclcms/saintori.htm