Reader Question: Is Halloween Anti-Christian?
Reader Is Halloween Anti-Christian? Friday October 17, 2008 A reader writes: I grew up celebrating Halloween, and my kids love it, too. But our Catholic homeschooling group is discouraging members from celebrating it and having an All Saints’ Day party instead (though they’re holding it on Halloween!). Other Christian groups in the area are having Fall Festivals or Harvest Moon Festivals. Should we attend one of these instead, or can we still celebrate Halloween and be good Christians? More and more Christians are asking the same question, as an increasing number of churches and Christian youth groups offer alternatives to Halloween. (One that the reader did not mention is a “Reformation Day Party,” celebrated by some Protestants.) The decision to attend such events is, of course, entirely up to the parents, but the broader question needs to be addressed: Is Halloween anti-Christian? The quick answer is no.
