Big Bubba - The Holidays Threads Merged

[wife]

We don't "do" halloween either. Our town has a fall festival and they usually get loads of candy then. I may look for a local church that has something that night to keep them busy.. We will see

[Big Daddy]

Our family has decided to skip Halloween this year-and all years after. We have decided that we don't want to celebrate the spirit of Halloween. It's not what we're about, as Christians...

In past years, our boys have dressed up as "fun" things...This year, however, it's been on my heart not to do it at all.

1. My oldest son is very allergic to milk (and thus chocolate)-so he can't have 90% of the candy that is handed out.

2. Do we really want our kids to have all that candy to begin with? It's not good for their bodies. Also, this is a good way to avoid the "candy sneaking" that happens after Halloween.

3. We don't live in a subdivision, so we have to drive around to friends and family (that's quite a few miles to travel).

4. All year round we teach our kids not to ask people for things...and especially don't take candy from strangers (or anything, for that matter). Then, one night a year, we tell them it's the designated night to ask everyone you can find for candy!

5. I am not sure that I even trust the candy that IS given out...which is why we only go to family/friends houses.

6. Every year, Halloween gets more EVIL. The costumes are worse, celebrating death and violence. It doesn't seem RIGHT.

7. Most importantly, the spirit of Halloween is in direct conflict with our inner spirit-the Holy Spirit. I don't think He would approve.

I'm not trying to tell someone else what to do. I'm also not looking for affirmation. We will not celebrate this "holiday" no matter what others think. But I wanted to share what was on my heart.

We have yet to talk to the kids. Not looking forward to THAT one.:devil
Other than the allergy thing, I just had this talk with my boys too, emphasizing the spirit of evil this holiday celebrates.

God Bless you and your family.

[DavidNR]

The #1 worldly thing the Lord Jesus Christ saved me of is Halloween. I used to really be into it. For at least the last twelve years I have hated it. I have a stash of Jack Chick "Halloween" tracts (Boo!, Little Princess, etc.) and I leave a pile of 'em on the stoop of my apartment building. I don't answer the door. I don't go to Halloween parties any more and I refer to 31 Oct as "Satan Day" whenever anyone brings up the subject. I actually hope I offend my neighbors with the tracts, but it hasn't happened yet...

[kristine]

What disturbes me is all the decorations now days. In the beginning, some of it was cute. Well, it has all gone from cute to gory or goulish. I would think that some of the animated monsters in the front yards of homes would really frighten the very small children.

[MsSophie]

We only have five or six kids come to our door but I have some tracts ready for them.:)

[MochaMel]

:thumb to the OP -- We don't do halloween either. Haven't for years! I just cannot as a christian support a holiday that to me feels so evil... If you explain it all out to them they'll understand. Mine did when we had the talk and the youngest 2 have never done it.

We just have a movie night at home and watch the Carmen concert on TBN -- we have fun food -- we try to do not to much sugar.. We also pass out candy and the christian tracts to the few that come by in our neighborhood. My kids' actually look forward to it.

The people htat had the most problems with us not doing it were my in-laws they think i'm nuts. But they also had a problem with me when we discontinued the "santa claus" thing.. We now only preach the TRUE meaning of Christmas..

Not slamming anyone else if they do it; just our personal conviction not too.

[Shira Miriam]

My husband and I usually give out the big "regular" size candy bars and include an age-appropriate Chick tract with each one. The first year we did this, we handed out over 60 tracts with the candy! This is the first year we won't be participating: we'll be in Hawaii for our third trip to Maui!!:yeah

We will be passing out tracts wherever we go in Maui, though; especially when we eat out-we leave a tract for the service person, we leave them in restrooms, telephone booths, dispensing machines, just about anywhere we can. Also, when we get refill the car, we give a tract to the maney taker and say, "Here's something for you to read on your break!"

I hope many of you will reconsider, at least about giving out candy. Include a tract and remember, it may the only contact some kids(and their parents) will have in reading about Jesus and his great salvation.

[skater]

What disturbes me is all the decorations now days. In the beginning, some of it was cute. Well, it has all gone from cute to gory or goulish. I would think that some of the animated monsters in the front yards of homes would really frighten the very small children.


We do take our kids trick or treating, but I am getting more uncomfortable with the "dark side" of Halloween. It seems to get worse every year. My 10yr old is extremely sensitive to evil things and got somewhat messed up after a recent trip to Party City to purchase party goods. The costumes they sell are horrific - I can't believe little kids are wearing them :idunno. He was even disturbed by the inappropriate costumes for little girls (he couldn't find the words to describe what he didn't like about them, but he said the pictures made him feel uncomfortable). We are still planning to trick or treat this year, but I will be praying about God's will for us in the future. I think he gave my wild little 10 year old a sensitive heart for a reason and I don't want to mess him up!

[jadeeyes]

My kids are all grown, and we stopped participating in Halloween celebrations when the youngest was still little. My childhood background included occultism and I was very uncomfortable with the dark, spiritual side of the day. My daughter lives in and is very active in a small town. She and her husband take their kids and several neighbors' kids out around their town on a hayrack wagon. They have tons of fun and their kids are not allowed to dress in anything ghoulish or inapprpopriate. Also, my DIL takes her little girl and her own little sister out. This year she made a beautiful bride's dress for my grandaughter to wear for Halloween. I don't participate in any of the celebrations, but my kids are adults and they and their spouses decide what's right for their families without my intrusion. I think they respect my views, but they don't agree, just as I respect their views, but don't agree with them.

[jadeeyes]

:heythere Skater, hi! :welcome