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I do not celebrate Halooween. Here is a speech I wrote for a class for CO-OP I took (speech class).
What is Halloween?
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A lot of us
celebrate Halloween by trick-or-treating or celebrating at a local church. But
do you truly know what you are celebrating.Halloween
originated as the eve of the Celtic (KELTIC) New Year and celebrating Saimhain,
their Lord of the Dead. Halloween is
about death, witchcraft, Satan, and sooooo much more.PS I dunno what the stuff on the top is. caNT GET IT TO GO AWAY! SOrry!!!
The Celts (KELTS)
The Celts
(KELTS) lived over a thousand years ago, in what we now know as Ireland. The
Celts (KELTS) worshiped Saimhain. He was their Lord of the Dead.October 31st
(Saimhain) was the Celtic (KELTIC) New Year. They believed on the night of
Saimhain, October 31st, the souls of the dead would come back
home. This was especially true for those
who had died in the past year.Saimhain was
the same night that the witches’ Goddess Diana would go into a deep sleep.
While the goddess was sleeping the screen between life and death was very
thin. On the night of Saimhain, witches
preformed magic “spells” that would
give them contact to the souls of the dead.Demons set
out to cause turmoil and distress to the humans. So that is how our pumpkin
tradition started. The humans did not like the demons disturbing them. So they
hollowed out turnips and carved scary faces in them to scare away the unwanted
spirits. Later when the Irish had immigrated to America, they found that
pumpkins were much more durable and much scarier looking.Ghosts or souls were to “return” to their earthly
homes. They believed that especially those who had died in the past year would return
home. The witches believed that bones had power. Many witches would go and lie on graves. That
is sometimes graves are stolen or robbed because witches, warlocks, or wizards
would dig up the bones and keep them for power.Symbolism:
A witches
hat, the black cat, black wardrobe – What do they symbolize? Black was the color of evil. They wore black
hats, black shoes, and black dresses; black anything to represent their evil.The witches
believed their hat to be the “cone of power”. They believed as long
as they wore this hat they would always have their “magic powers”.The witches also
believed that the spirits of the dead could possess these black cats because
they are elusive and their dark color. Many
practicing witches wanted one so they could be in better contact with the
spirits that possess the cat.Bonfires and human sacrifices:
Have you
ever wondered where the word bonfire was derived from? Here’s the
answer! It is derived from the word BONEFIRE!!The Druids
were the Celtic (KELTIC) priests. The Druids would go to homes and demand
a virgin to be produced by morning. If one was not, the Druids would go back to
that house and paint a blood pentagram on the door with a very scary face in
the middle. That would announce that everyone in that house would die if a
virgin was not given. The Druids would also burn criminals alive as sacrifices.
But over time the decided virgins appeased the gods better.What the one TRUE GOD thinks:
The Holy
Spirit denies Halloween. Halloween is an evil holiday. It worships Satan. This
does not please the LORD. There are many many verses in the BIBLE that warn you
about Halloween. Joshua 24:15 b, is a great example:Joshua 24:15 b
“as for me and my
household we shall serve the LORD”After doing
this research I do not want to go anywhere on the night of October 31st!!I am a Christian if you are wondering.
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@Vida: Wow. I knew people believed Halloween was evil, but I didn't know why they thought so. I thought Samhuinn (Samhain) was about the Celts celebrating the end of their harvest season. That sounds a lot more nicer than worshipping the devil, doesn't it? A lot of people who are
"scared" of things usually don't really know anything about what they are "scared", my mama says. Like Harry Potter. Have you ever heard of someone who read Harry Potter and still thought it to be evil? No! My mama was a little bit hesitant about lettng us get into Harry Potter, but then she realized she let us watch Cinderella and stuff, which was a bout magic, and was okay with it after that. And now she's into Harry Potter, too! But anyway, that's not the point. Thanks Vida for putting this information on the CB. I wanted to know more about Samhuinn, anyway, and needed the information for a story I'm writing, so it's perfect timing! Thanks!-Hannah:):) Peacing out for now-
No… That is not what Saimhain is about.
LOL you're welcome on the info.
Vida, I'm sorry, but we're not allowed to post a direct YouTube address.
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@Vida: I'm a Christian too, but the reason I still observe Halloween, is because whatever it used to be about, however it started, it's a perfectly innocent and fine holiday now. There's nothing satanic about dressing up as a… donut and ringing doorbells asking for candy. Why do we put up ghost/skeleton/whatever decorations? Not because we beleive in that stuff, or worship it! I don't believe in ghosts. And I don't like freakish or morbid stuff either. The idea is to have a fun/silly type sort of scaryness. Some people go beyond that, which I don't like, but everyone has a different tolerence level of what scares them.
So anyway, that's why I think Halloween is fine.
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The actual name "Halloween" comes from "All Hallows Eve" which is the evening before the feast of All Saints Day, which Christians celebrate on November 1st. All Saints Day is when we celebrate the souls in Heaven. I think that's pretty cool!
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1. Do you celebrate Halloween? yes
2. What are you dressing up as? an (east) indian princess
3. What's your jack'o'lantern going to be? I did it yesterday. A cat.
4. How many houses in your neighborhood, counting yours, are going to be
celebrating Halloween? (Best guess is fine, the only reason I know is
because we moved here at the end of February and I wanted to see how
many people are celebrating.) Almost all. Our neighborhood is a huge spot for trick-or-treaters to be dumped off because the houses are so close together, you don't have to go far to get loads of stuff.5. What's your favorite kind of candy? Ohhhh… Heath Bars. And then after that, any novelty variety of kitkat or butterfinger that will make your siblings jealous, lol
Also…
Something I have observed: The people with really awesome (meaning
scary) decorations often have the best candy, the people with lots of
decorations (not really awesome/scary, just lots) often have kind of bad
candy, and the people with simple decorations often have really good
candy. Do you agree or disagree? Hm… The people with the most specialized decorations often have the most specialized candy, which I hate. Like gummy vampire teeth and chocolate eyeballs, ears, etc.-
@Vida: Wait a second…I don't think people who celebrate Halloween are worshipping the devil, I mean, you just said that the reason they carved out pumpkins was to scare away the evil spirits or whatever they are. Also I doubt the verses you pointed out are warning specifically against Halloween, seeing as Halloween didn't even exist back then. Halloween is a fun time when you go out and you put on a costume and you carve a pumpkin and light it and you get lots of candy and that's all. But that's just what I believe, and I'm sorry if that sounded a little hot-headed, I'm kind of hot-tempered by nature.
Thank you for paying attention to that rant. *takes a bow*
@Emily: Gummy any kind of body part is disgusting. Who thought that was funny exactly? Although we now have chocolate eyeballs left over, and I suppose that we'll have to eat them. The caramel ones kind of sound good…
So, how much candy did everybody get, and how much do you still have?
Andy P. C. says xmfu. He's fond of that one.
~Wolfgirl67 signing off.
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1. Do you celebrate Halloween? YES 🙂
2. What are you dressing up as? Nerfertiti, aka Egyption Pharoah
3. What's your jack'o'lantern going to be? Harry Potter, it was on one of those tiny pumpkins, I started it, messed up, so now Harry has no back. He has his scar and glasses and a really cool mouth.
4. How many houses in your neighborhood, counting yours, are going to be celebrating Halloween? (Best guess is fine, the only reason I know is because we moved here at the end of February and I wanted to see how many people are celebrating.) In my neighborhood, there are like, 4 people, so none of them celebrate it. So I always go to my friend's house, but I don't know how many people are there, almost the whole neighborhood.
5. What's your favorite kind of candy? Crunch/Twix/Kit-Kat/Skittles/Everything on Chocolate 😉
Also…
Something I have observed: The people with really awesome (meaning scary) decorations often have the best candy, the people with lots of decorations (not really awesome/scary, just lots) often have kind of bad candy, and the people with simple decorations often have really good candy. Do you agree or disagree? I agree, but I have also noticed that if you compliment them on their decorations or pumpkins, they will be really happy and give you more candy!
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Vida: I totally understand where you're coming from. Halloween can be associated with many evil things. But that doesn't mean that the people who celebrate it are evil. All I do anyway is dress up and get candy. I don't do anything else, like go to parties or haunted houses, or other bad things teens do on Halloween. How is that so bad? Maybe if you believe in the voodoo and all that nonsense, then I'd say that's evil.
Actually, I was just watching a show on the origin of Halloween on the History channel and it was absolutely nothing like what you said. There are many different accounts, and I don't believe anyone truly knows where exactly Halloween came from. The show was saying that the Church had a lot to do with Halloween because we are the ones that celebrate All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. *shrugs* Who knows! But there is nothing wrong with ringing a doorbell to get candy.
@Wolfgirl: two big Reeses. I was in heaven. 🙂 + more candy, but when you have Reeses, it doesn't matter. (:
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Okay, maybe the History channel is a little right. But do you know where the dressing up comes from??? Do you know where the getting candy (trick or treating) come from????
You write what you think and post it on here (DtE) and I will copy – paste – and send to my mom so we can print it and really read it!!!
P.S. I am sorry if I seem a little rude and mean!!
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Here's your blank form to fill out:
1. Do you celebrate Halloween? Yes!
2. What are you dressing up as? Marie Anttionete. <3! She never said any thing about "Let them eat cake," that was just an author a century later. And yes, my friends do 'torture' me about that.
3. What's your jack'o'lantern going to be? I didn't have time. 🙁
4. How many houses in your neighborhood, counting yours, are going to be celebrating Halloween? (Best guess is fine, the only reason I know is because we moved here at the end of February and I wanted to see how many people are celebrating.) I really dunno… most.
5. What's your favorite kind of candy? Three Musketeers!
Also…
Something I have observed: The people with really awesome (meaning scary) decorations often have the best candy, the people with lots of decorations (not really awesome/scary, just lots) often have kind of bad candy, and the people with simple decorations often have really good candy. Do you agree or disagree? Agree. x10.