Halloweenish

Halloween arrives on October 31st every year, and with it comes excitement for all. There are the parties, the decorations, the festivities, the laughs, and of course the costumes. Whether you view Halloween as scary or humorous, or maybe a bit of both,  we can all agree that it is an enjoyable holiday. Popularity and [...]

At first, let’s talking about the origin of word “Halloween”: a lot of nations on the eve of Halloween will held a celebration gathering, which also be called “All Hallow E’en”, “The Eve of All Hallows”, “Hallow e’en”, or “The eve of All Saintas’ Day “, and last evolved as a convention into “Halloween”, in [...]

0) The most popular game on the eve of Halloween is “Biting Apples”. In the game, people will put some apples floating in the water with a big basin, then let the children to bite at these apples without using their hands, and the winner is the first one who bite an apple successfully. 1) [...]

Should Christians celebrate Halloween? I have several atheistic friends who tell me it is hypocritical of me to call myself a Christian and to celebrate Halloween. My children love getting candy and I really never thought of this. I have been trying to witness to these individuals at the office. What should I do? Is [...]

Halloween was originally a pagan holiday celebrated by Celtic people and born from the pagan holiday “Samhain”. Samhain is a holiday that celebrates the dark season of the Celtic year. Gallic people also celebrated this holiday; which was called “Samonios”. Samonios has been replaced in Gallic countries by Christian celebrations. Samhain was celebrated three days [...]

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31.  It is a fun holiday when children will dress in their favorite costumes and go out trick-or-treating for candies.  This article examines the origin of Halloween, and provides some ideas for Halloween gifts.    Halloween has its origin in the ancient Celtic festival known [...]

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays of the year. Still, Halloween is not like Christmas or Valentines day. At Christmas and Valentines, we celebrate Jesus and the saints. This is not the case in Halloween. In here, we celebrate the souls of those who passed before us. Does that sound scary? Actually, it ain’t [...]

An evening holy unto evil, death, and divination. Witches, black cats, pumpkins, candles, masks, parties and pranks. What comes into your mind? Yes, its Halloween. But before going to festivities let’s focus first on its humble beginnings. Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago [...]