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Originally posted by Dermo
reply to post by Freedom of Thought
Do you even know what Samhain is? The millennia old pagan Irish celebration of Years end and the changing of the year from the light half (Summer) to the dark half (Winter)..
Those religions were practiced thousands of years before the hands of the Roman Empire took control of the politics behind organizing religion and forcing it on the entirety of Europe..
Absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with "the Dark Lord"..
Try researching it..
Originally posted by Xiamara
reply to post by Freedom of Thought
Did you know the bible practices many pagan rituals, Ahem the solstice AKA Christmas.. Easter as fertility...
Originally posted by thegoodearth
Where does the Christian aspect of the holiday of Halloween come into practice?
".....Halloween has its origins in the full moon closest to November 1, the witches new year."
Tom Sanguinet, former high priest in Celtic tradition of wicca
Originally posted by OldDragger
So evil spirits walk the Earth on Halloween. No kidding?
I seriously doubt that
Originally posted by Dermo
Originally posted by Freedom of Thought Did you ever wonder why Katrina hit Louisiana?
How about God being really ticked off at their Mardi Gras lunacy,
(worshipping the dead)?
If you are serious..
Originally posted by calstorm
The modern ritual of going door to door asking for treats was started by...wait for it...CHRISTIANS!
As with the history of Halloween, there are many different ways the act of trick or treating came about. One is from the 19th century custom called souling. This means Christians would walk from town to town on Halloween night, begging for soul cakes.
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Originally posted by Hefficide[/i
Seriously, this is what you think?
Originally posted by ScarletNyx
reply to post by Freedom of Thought
Freedom - for a balanced and fair judgement, may you give us some links that are not incredibly one sided in either direction? If you seriously believe that "evil spirits" rise up from graves because a website with other headings like "Deception" tells you so, you may want to check your logic.
Originally posted by Freedom of Thought
Originally posted by calstorm
The modern ritual of going door to door asking for treats was started by...wait for it...CHRISTIANS!
As with the history of Halloween, there are many different ways the act of trick or treating came about. One is from the 19th century custom called souling. This means Christians would walk from town to town on Halloween night, begging for soul cakes.
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The druids taught these roaming spirits loosed on Samhain went searching for a body to possess.
"frightened villagers tried to appease these wandering spirits by offering them gifts of fruit and nuts."
www.jeremiahproject.com...
The followers of Christ are commanded to ".have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them." Ephesians 5:11
Originally posted by getreadyalready
: Katrina was God's punishment for Mardi Gras? .