Halloween

Most of you that know me well, know that I do not celebrate halloween and have not since I was a child (apart from a couple years in college when I bowed to peer pressure, strayed from my convictions, and partook).  My mom was convicted about this when, one day in the car, 6ish year-old Erin said out of the blue, "Halloween is the devil's holiday."  That was that.  We did not participate from then on.  Instead, we had our annual family Harvest Party which included jello sucking-through-straw races, sack races, scavenger huts, gourd painting, prizes and of course candy.  I never felt left out and I was proud to say that I didn't celebrate Halloween because it was of the devil.  That was the simple idea of it when I was a child.

As I have gotten older, I have been more strongly convicted not to partake in that day's activities.  Many people claim it is harmless, just giving out candy, just dressing up as something innocent.  I do not agree one bit.  I have come to detest halloween and what it represents.  Many residents of Union Street in Concord make a huge display of things, decorating their yards with ghosts, grave stones, spider webs etc.  I have noticed that there are more homes that decorate for halloween and in more depth than they do for Christmas.  I also have noticed that spell check is trying to correct my de-capitalization of "halloween."

 Please read this article which, for the most part, explains why I feel the way I feel and consider thinking about what you do on October 31:  http://womenbygrace.com/christian-life/why-we-dont-celebrate-halloween/.  I particularly like when she says, "The devil is not stupid. He knows very well that we can be deceived if he can blind us to the truth."