By Paul Waldmiller
Did you know that the modern-day Halloween holiday was originally celebrated as a Celtic pagan holiday? In the Eight Century AD, Pope Gregory III designated November 1st to honor the dead. Over time, some of the traditions of this Roman Catholic Religion holiday were incorporated into and became “All Hallows Eve.”
Here we are over one-thousand years later and every October 31st is now known as “Halloween.” Some traditions have not changed since the inception of this Celtic-pagan holiday, including fascination and celebration of the dead. As the pagans of that time wore costumes commemorating the dead and spirits, so also today, not only children dress in costumes of dead or (evil) spirits but adults do likewise.
We like to think here in America that Halloween is an innocent holiday where both children and adults dress in costumes (some frightening, some funny) and go out to beg for candy. Sounds innocent enough, right? Truth be told, there is a very evil and sinister spirit behind celebrating the dead. Modern day witches and Satanists consider Halloween their “high-holy day.” Satanists often perform animal (and sometimes human) sacrifices on Halloween, and witches involve themselves in activities with hope to bring harm upon those they do not like.
At nearly 60 years-old, I remember children who went “Trick or Treating” only to later bite into candy or apples with pins or razor blades inside. Today, children and their parents not only need to be concerned over pins and razor blades, they also need to be concerned if THC (marijuana) candy will be purposely placed in their Halloween bag by some sick person as well. Of all the special days where candy is given as gifts whether Christmas or Easter, I have never heard of a stranger sabotaging or poisoning candy–only on Halloween (See https://pix11.com/2019/10/28/bag-of-heroin-found-in-childs-candy-after-nj-halloween-event/).
I hope (and pray!) no one will be hurt this coming Halloween but in today’s culture, evil abounds everywhere.