Do you think that Halloween is evill holiday?
368792
Its just a bit of harmless fun
703831
We're Celtic and Germanic and proud!  Just because we follow some desert rat religion that originated among a bunch of dumb sheep fornicators doesn't mean we should totally divorce ourselves from our culture.  Besides in the rush to get Europeans to convert to the religion, "the church" morphed itself and its religion to appeal to Europeans' culture.  Halloween isn't sinful, the church simply incorporated it into its system by making a similar holiday from a Christian perspective, hoping to thus co-opt the celebration to its religious philosophy.
431866
Easter, Halloween, Christmas, and others
269076
This is an excellent question.  I assume you're thinking about what Prince Harry did last year (which I don't think deserved as much flak as it got).\n\nHalloween is, among other things, a day to look squarely at death and at supernatural evil.  It is opposite the calendar from Easter, a day of life and rebirth.  The Devil has been around since the beginning of time, and we're all quite used to him.\n\nHowever, Hitler's evil is more recent and more specific, and some people, such as Jews or the British, may be more sensitive to Hitler's crimes than other people are.  (The Germans bombed London during WWII.)\n\nYou'd probably be okay dressing as Hitler for the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, but not at a Purim party or at Her Majesty's costume ball.
302159
I still dress up for Halloween! \n(I don't go trick or treating, but I do take my children) Every year I have a different costume, from something simple to really elegant to scary - it's just a lot of fun & I plan to do it as long as I enjoy it! (( enjoy your tapes - I think you're cool! ))
151883
Most of the holidays celebrated today have a pagan origin, which means that they aroused from false religions.  These false religions used these celebrations to do bad things, like the worship of false gods and idols.  Many of the holidays today are an excuse for people to eat and drink in excess and commit acts of immorality, which, obviously, are things God condemns.
70507
No.  It is a faux holiday designed to sell jewelry and greeting cards.  If we treat each other right every day we don't need a special day set aside to remind us to appreciate each other.
977952
Christmas and Halloween.
831612
I don't agree with any of it, it is another pointless day that is exploited by companies to get more money off parents. Halloween is not for kids anymore cause the kids in my local town are too scared to go out cause of thugs who go out and ruin everyones life and get away with it. I was up until after 1.00am (I had work at 6.00am this morning) last night listening to bangers going off, not nice enjoyable to watch -  fireworks but loud noisy bangers. It is not fair on anybody especially not animals mine were cowering in corners all evening, and in my local town the bus drivers had to stop work at 6.00pm in the evening cause thugs were firing fireworks, eggs and more worryingly rocks at the windows. I am so glad that it is gone for another year, however if i had my way i would ban it.
1064657
not EVEN.........they were from different COUNTRIES.. and DIFFERENT CENTURIES!!!\n\n........but I've seen them both on any given halloween!!!
1110539
Halloween is my favorite holiday. I decorate the house and the yard. I have a party. I get to dress unlike myself. I look forward to it coming and have already started shopping for this year's decorations (gotta get started early since everything good and cheap goes fast).
438113
well being a person who ran several haunted houses, must agree that some parents have the right to worry. at first thought that Halloween was nomething to sweat. could never understand the big deal.now I look at it defirrent. but it is a time where we want to openly celebrate evil. is not every haunted house scene some sort of evil brought to life? dungeons ,dracula satan frankenstein blood ever where? should we not want to bring children up on a righteous path? personally never was comfortable allowing kids going through haunted houses. even (did not seem to mind taking their money) running the haunted houses. we would do a Saturday or Sunday afternoon opening and tone it down.
107149
I think alot of parents are taking their kids to places like the zoo for halloween nowadays... It's sad that they dont get the experiance of running from house to house but parents are way to paranoid now (not that they dont have good reasons to be paranoid). I thoroughly enjoy halloween every year and am disapointed when I dont get alot of kids that come to my door. I hope that we will continue to celebrate halloween.
748135
November 1 is All Saints Day or All Hallows Day, a religious holiday.  Halloween (Hallow's Eve) is technically just the night before.\n\nThe Halloween tradition comes from the Celts.  It was a holiday called Samhain, All Hallowtide, signaling the close of harvest and the initiation of the winter season.\n\nTrick or treat came from the idea of fairies, which the Celts believed were mischievous.   Many of the people would imitate the fairies and go from house to house begging for treats. Failure to supply the treats would usually result in practical jokes being visited on the owner of the house. Since the fairies were abroad on this night, an offering of food or milk was frequently left for them on the steps of the house, so the homeowner could gain the blessings of the "good folk" for the coming year.
418648
I'm working today, just as I have every day of the week for the last 3 1/2 months.\nI do not think Good Friday should be declared a holiday (no pun intended).  The USA is basically a secular nation, as it should be.  Look around the world and see what kind of life people lead in theocracies like Saudi Arabia and Iran, and even in places like the Philippines where the church greatly influences government policy.\nPeople like James Madison and Thomas Jefferson, though they were Christians and deists, recognized the importance of separating church and state; Jefferson created the concept for us.  They would blanch at the thought of making religious festivities into official holidays.\nThe last time religion played a major role in the politics of the West, it was known as the "Dark Ages."
146617
I've had mixed feelings about it.  I used to hate it with a passion because it really is a corporate holiday and at the same time I always hated it because I never had somebody in my life to celebrate it with, as corny as that sounds.  This year for the first time ever I had someone.  We didnt go all out with these extravagant presents or expensive dinner.  We just spent time together and that was enough.
774521
Um, I'm not sure if I'll count but I celebrate Yule (as I'm Pagan) without presents etc etc, but a few days later I do the whole present thing as well. I personally dont see whats wrong with spoiling loved ones at that time of year. (I know its becoming more and more commercial but nothings gonna change that), to me Yule/Christmas is a time for family and friends!