Dear Students,Last Friday was Halloween. Some of you came up to me and said, 'Trick or Treat', and my reply was that I don't celebrate Halloween. I didn't have time to explain my reasons to you. On Friday evening, I met some of you when I brought my dog, Happy, for a walk. I was pleased that most of you were not shy to come up to me. All of you spoke very fluently in English. Even my husband was surprised that all of you spoke so well.
When I was around your age, I've always wanted to celebrate Halloween and I even wanted to have a Halloween birthday party since my birthday is just one day before Halloween but my parents never once allowed me to have a Halloween birthday party. As I went to Sunday School and church, I learnt more and understood why my parents made that decision.
I'm going to explain my view on Halloween as simple as possible. Some believed that Halloween started in Rome many many years ago when the Romans prayed to the dead. I do not believe in praying to the dead as it is very clear in the bible that God commanded us not to have any other gods other than Him and never to worship anyone else than Him. To me, that is an important point.
Trick or Treat came from tricks that were played by witches and wizards. This was done especially for those who believe in black magic. The word treat came from witches and wizards promising people that they will be rich if they donated to them. This happened many, many years ago. I do not believe in witches or wizards. In my point of view and from what I understand from the bible, these things do not make God happy but rather it makes Satan which is the devil happy as one would seem to be worshipping him.
During Halloween, there are many people that dress up as devils, witches and scary people. This does not make God happy as it seems that people want to imitate the devil with their devilish behaviour and scary dressings. When I think of this, it makes me wonder how can I be obedient towards God if I'm dressing up as His enemy.
So students, these are my reasons why I do not celebrate Halloween. I'm sorry that I didn't have time to explain to some of you earlier. I hope that you are able to understand my reasons now. If you want to read further, these are a few websites. Some of the words in these websites maybe difficult but check the dictionary, ask your parents or even me if there are bits in the website that you don't understand. Read and tell my your opinions.
A Christian's Perspective of Halloween
Halloween What is it from a Christian?
Why We Don't Celebrate Halloween?
