Halloween is a modern celebration with mixed roots. A challenge to us is to recapture certain original Christian purposes. Some very valuable lessons have been almost entirely forgotten by commercialized versions. The word Halloween has nothing to do with witches and goblins, but saints. All true Christians are saints. Halloween means the evening before all hallows or all saints day. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, early Christians remembered the death of their martyrs, those murdered by ancient Rome for their faith. Some Protestant churches remember saints of the church who have died as well as martyrs in countries where Christians are persecuted even today. Even some of the customs of Halloween were used by Christians to poke fun at evil, facing the demons that persecuted the Church and laughing at them so to speak. Facing our demons can be therapeutic.
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