Should kids celebrate Halloween?
Absolutely! Halloween is fun. Halloween results in sweet candy goodness. Haloween teaches kids to worship the devil and believe in ghosts and demons.
*sound of a record needle scratching*
Are you freakin’ serious?
While the link above, from Pat Robertson’s Klan of Kooky Kristians, does mention the pagan origins of the holiday. It perpetuates the myth that Samhain is some sort of “God of the Dead”. No, pagans do not run around worshiping some ooky-spooky death god. Samhain represents the end of Summer and is closer in meaning to the Celtic New Year.
As far as the whole “worshipping the dead” thing is concerned…
“Wiccans as a time to celebrate the lives of those who have passed on, and it often involves paying respect to ancestors, family members, elders of the faith, friends, pets and other loved ones who have died. In some rituals the spirits of the departed are invited to attend the festivities.”
In other words, it’s a party. Have fun.
Yeah, that’s a dangerous message to send our children…
