TEACHING ON: "HALLOWEEN"
by Rev. Theresa Q. Pavone, A.TH,B.TH 

Christians should not celebrate Halloween because its customs
and practices come from an ancient, pagan (Celtic) festival of the
dead and is a celebration of everything unholy and is the satanists
biggest holiday.

Therefore to participate in Halloween is to serve the devil;
Christians should not celebrate Halloween because pagans and
satanists still observe it today as an -holy day;
Christians should not celebrate Halloween because it is wrong to
participate in something that is used for evil or has evil
connected to it.

For the fanciful child, it's a dream come true to dress up as a
favorite literary character or fairy-tale heroine on Halloween. On
one day of the year, children are permitted to indulge their
fantasies �?both costume and candy �?and the streets are filled
with small Snow Whites, witches and goblins. But why do we
celebrate this "child's" holiday called Halloween?

Recognizing the evil behind these pagan "celebrations" of
communion with nature and spirits, the Catholic Church moved
its All Saints Day from May to Nov. 1. The day was set aside to
honor marytred Christians. Protestants soon followed, but the
occult symbols and practices of Samhaine are still dominant.
"HALLOWEEN" in today's age is considered a harmless tradition.
But is it?

Did you ever wonder where the tradition of "Halloween" came
from? Halloween Kid's Treat or Pagan Trick?

Many Christians celebrate holidays, such as Halloween, without
thinking about their origins, true meaning or where they came from.
It's tradition, so they go along with it. It is impossible to
separate Halloween from the Druids because they originated
the "holiday." Druids were Celtic priests and they were EVIL.
For several hundred years before Christ, the Celts inhabited what
is now France, Germany, England, Scotland and Ireland and the
Celtic Druid priests did much evil.

Is HALLOWEEN as harmless as everyone says?
The following are some "facts" that have been collected and are
documented as fact.
After reading them, you can judge for yourself if you
feel "Halloween" is harmless.

FACTS

FACT 1 -- It was the Celts who chose the date of Oct 31 as
their New Year's Eve and who originally intended it as a
celebration of everything that was wicked and evil.

It was a time to celebrate the "dead". During their celebration,
the Celts would gather around a community bonfire and offer up
sacrifices of their animals, crops, humans, and sometimes, even
themselves.

The wearing of costumes made from the heads and skins of
other animals, would also tell one another's fortunes for the
coming year. It also helped conceal their identity when doing
something "evil".

Sacrifices and the wearing of costumes. Sound familiar?

FACT 2 -- Encyclopedia Britannica says of this so-called
harmless tradition: "The souls of the dead were supposed to
revisit their homes on this night. The autumnal festival acquired
sinister significance, with ghosts, witches, goblins, black cats,
fairies and demons of all kinds said to be roaming about.
It was a time to placate the supernatural powers combating
the process of nature. It was the day on which the help of the
devil was invoked."
Ghosts, witches, goblins, black cats. Sound familiar?

FACT 3 -- Regarding Jack O' Lanterns. Jack O' Lanterns are not
a "harmless tradition". Yet many Christians today carve them and
put them outside as a "tradition" without even knowing about or
understanding the significance of this. This is very dangerous.
To follow tradition without checking it out FIRST can be extremely
harmful. We learn once again from the encyclopedia Britannica
that the "Jack O' Lanterns" were hallowed out pumpkins carved in
the "appearance of a demonic face with a lighted candle inside"
used to help lead the way in the dark. It started as an ancient
symbol of a damned soul that was named for a man called "Jack"
who supposedly could not enter heaven or hell.

As a result he was doomed to wander in darkness with his lantern
until Judgment Day.The purpose of the placing of lighted candles
were to ward off and scare evil spirits from houses. The lighted
candle was to show the way for the demons to come and "play
tricks" on the living. As Christians, we should stay clear of this.
Another tool for satan to work through.

To carve the Jack O' Lantern out and place a lighted candle inside
is actually taking part of that evil.Is this done today? Sound familiar?
CHRISTIANS.. ..... do not buy or use Jack O' Lanterns and place
candles in them. To do so is parttaking of evil. I urge you NOT to
do it.

FACT 4 -- Black cats. Why the black cats? It was believed that
the cats had been "changed" in formas a punishment for evil deeds.
This was the belief of the Druids,the Celtics priests. Black cats at
Halloween. Sound familiar?

FACT 5 -- Research on the subject turns up Ancient Celtic priests
known as "Druids" who used "Stonehenge" as their special site
for observance of their pagan religion.

A major holiday called the "Vigil of Samhain" was held on
October 31. Samhain was the "god of the dead" to the heathen. At
this feast of the dead the Druid priest would engage
in religious rites and rituals that included "human and animal
sacrifices". This as we know, is practiced still today. Two of the
several reasons for this event were to "worship the lord of death
(satan)" and to "call forth evil spirits to visit the living and
bring hardship and catastrophes" .

The evil spirits and the evil dead would have liberty on that night
to play havoc on humans. The playing of tricks. Sound familiar?
Do we really want to participate in a holiday tradition where
people and animals were and still are killed as a sacrifice? Is it
harmless? The answer is NO! It is NOT harmless. It is evil and to
parttake of any portion of this holiday is parttaking of that evil.
It's satan's biggest holiday.

FACT 6 -- As mentioned earlier as part of their celebration, the
Celtics would dress in robes and wore hideous masks. People
hid behind masks because they were afraid evil spirits would
come in and possess them. Another reason was their hideous
deeds would go undetected. This is where the tradition of the
wearing of masks at our present day Halloween as we know it came in.
Do we really want our children and grandchildren parttaking of
this evil? Wearing of masks. Sound familiar?

FACT 7 -- While the Roman Catholic Church Christianized the
"Vigil of Samhain" on November 1 and called it "All Souls Day" or
"All Saints Day" as it is sometimes called today, the satanist
religion claimed it for their hallowed eve.

Coincidental? No. The Roman Catholics as Christians, felt that if
they could not stop the pagans from celebrating their festivals,
that they (the Catholic Church) would include them. Hence the
old vantage, "if you can't fight them, join them" comes in.

THE CELEBRATION OF HALLOWEEEN IS SURVIVAL OF
ANCIENT PAGEN BELIEFS!!
The celebration of Halloween is simply the survival of an ancient
pagan belief and contrary to common belief, it is very far from
harmless, especially in today's generation when the satanists
claim this as their most holy day.

FACT 8 -- "Begging" began hundreds of years ago in Ireland.
Children and farmers went from house to house begging for food
for the village Halloween festivities in the name of their ancient
gods on this halloweed eve. Good luck was then promised to
the generous donors, and serious threats were made against
those who would not give anything.

In today's generation children and even some adults go around
begging for candy as a tradition and find it fun. If given, as then
it is now, fine. If not, a trick would be played. Tricks are played
today. Eggs are thrown at houses, cars, all sorts of things go on.
Again, sound familiar?

FACT 9 -- The tradition of the giving of candy was to "placate the
witches, the demons and the dammed souls" so that they
wouldn't play tricks. This tradition has withstood time. The giving
of candy was to placate witches. It sounds harmless but if it were
used to placate witches and demons, why would we enter in to
such a tradition? We are parttaking of that same evil. The giving
of candy. Sound familiar?

Fact 10 -- One fact that cannot be denied is in today's generation
weeks before our traditional "Halloween", numbers of children and
animals are abducted and disappear, slaughtered and sacrificed.
In my area it is recorded that cats were killed and sacrificed on
Halloween eve. Does that sound "Harmless"?

Fact 11 -- "Wearing of Costumes". "Costumes" promote violent
behavior. After all, the wearer of the costume is hidden, disguised,
and unknown. Clothing designers make money, however, and so
do the rental shops of costumes. Why would anyone want to
disguise themself unless they were up to no good? The wearing
of Costumes. Sound familiar?

Oh it all seems harmless enough some will say, but its not. If we
parttake and celebrate Halloween, we are endorsing the evil and
parttaking of that evil. As Christians we need NOT participate or
celebrate or allow our children to participate in this very
wicked, evil so-called holiday.

Fact 12 -- Let's not forget the "razor blades, poison apples and
candy, along with other harmful things" that are found in children's
candy placed their by demented and/or demonized people
and which is on the increase in our present day generation.
That most certainly sounds familiar.

Fact 13 -- "Halloween" is the highest of "Holy Days" for the
satanist' religion. That alone should stop you from celebrating
or parttaking in it.

Fact 14 -- "Halloween" is a blending of traditions and satanism!
And it is definitely NOT harmless! As Christians, we are strictly
forbidden to have anything to do with witchcraft, and the demonic.
The Bible admonishes us in Deuteronomy 18 and warns against
passing through the fire, using divinations, spells, observers of
time (astrology), etc.

Deuteronomy 18:10 "There shall not be found among you any one
that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or
that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or
a witch". Doesn't Halloween include all of that?

As Christians we need to be educated, to educate our children, to
stay clear of and have nothing to do with anything remotely
suggesting satanism. We need to use wisdom with regard to
allowing our children to part-take of such a demonic traditional holiday.
Don't celebrate Halloween, friend. Stay clear as the Bible warns
us. Celebrate Jesus, His birth and His, resurrection, and the
glorious salvation we have through Him instead. God bless you
my friend as you ponder on these thoughts. The choice is up to you.
Dressing your children/grandchild ren up in costumes, or handing
out candy, etc., is parttaking of this holiday.

Take a stand for Christ and DO NOT participate in this,
satan's holiday. Let the Holy Spirit be your guide.
Rev. Theresa Quinto Pavone