I'm plagued again this year by the same battle I have every year. Should we do Halloween? I've read all the commentaries and I've heard all the debates but I'm still not sure.
Now, there are so many things to do INSTEAD of Halloween. We have a harvest festival at our church every year (called Hallowed Be Thy Name) and the kids have a great time. They would never know they were missing anything. We can even dress up for this event if we choose.
Right now, the issue is I do the church activity and just don't deal with my position on Halloween. I don't have to. My kids aren't asking to trick-or-treat....so we don't....less for me to worry about. I mean...goodness...my kiddos have never even done the costume thing :)
But...because I'm me...I feel like I ought to have a position. I don't have one yet. While some dogmatically say that Halloween is a pagan holiday and we shouldn't participate, others say that it can still be enjoyed by the kiddos w/o having to delve into the depths of the theology behind it.
My dilemma, if we don't do Halloween, then what's next...Christmas?...That's another discussion :).
For now, we don't do "Halloween" in it's more traditional form, but it's more right now out of laziness than principal. I hope to "get into" the season next year and enjoy the celebration of harvest time by buying a couple of pumpkins and making pumpkin bread, decorating my house in the spirit of the fall season, and creating some traditions for my kiddos. Hopefully they will learn to appreciate the season for the season and I'll never have to come up with a position.
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