Should real christians could celebrate halloween?

Hey,there ...A Question for all Christians out there...I have seen so much 'so called' Christians that celebrate Halloween (or how was it's original name ALL HALLOWS 'EVE)..and I know all it's history is really a Pagan celebration...so they used to...

celebrate that day as the day that the dead walk the Earth on this night cause they are on a better world but other things they used (the Celtic tribes) is to perform Magic rituals cause that is the perfect night for that cause 'the veil of the other world is thiner this night' The original festival is the Samhaim (later called Halloween) on the 1st day of November. They are different beliefs or celebrations but all are not Christians as they predate Christianity..but is widely celebrated by now most by believers in Paganism and the day that in all the world they practice their 'arts' I had some friends that did that but with al that bagage...Some 'Chistians' (for me not real ones) celebrate the Halloween Christianized (but for me is the same) for Children to go out disguised looking for candies. Do you think that Real Christians should celebrate it?

Halloween is nothing more than a holiday to dress up and get free candy. It didnt start out that way, but that is what it is now.
I am a Christian, my family is Christian, and we celebrate Halloween every year. I dont see anything wrong with it.

Xmas and Easter are Pagan holidays too... so don't overthink it...

I'm a Christian, and my church does this Trunk or Treat special on Halloween. we just celebrate in a different way; we actually use the term, Fall Festival. my family's church and my church are all celebrating Halloween; not with the ghoulish stuff. it's just a different way of celebrating.

I agree with lanternoflight. I too am a christian and I celebrate halloween every year and will continue to celebrate it no matter what anyone says. it's just a fun holiday for people to get free candy. it's nothing to think about

Christmas and Easter are also pagan holidays. It's just that Halloween hasn't been christian-ised.

Seriously, what do you think will happen to you if you do enjoy Halloween?

most christan Holadays were dirived from pagans.
dont worry about it celebrate itor don't the way you want

Our church keeps it safe and focuses on the right reason, Jesus - they have 'junk in the truck' - say a Bible verse and they pick out the candy for their bag out of the trunks of cars in our lot - safe / Christ-centered.

amblessed: How would one engage in 'unsafe' halloween, and what would the risks be? Can I get demonically posessed?

I believe you have a legitimate question...but one that goes over all our heads... maybe you should ask someone who knows more about it and has reasons for what they believe...because the answers given so for are too shallow for what you are looking for. correct me if I am wrong.

If the Easter legend that some are saying is the Easter Bunny ..of course is a Myth that came from Germany on the region of Alsace, first on record in the 1600's ..about the edible bunnies made as pastries from the 1800's and came to America by German settlers(same with the Easter eggs). But the real Easter came from the Last Supper Jesuschrist performed on the Hebrew Passover Celebration...from the day from His Ressurrection 'til the Ascencion day. But what I mean with the question is that If we Christians believe in the Bible as the word of God on Jesus as the way the light...no other path to reach God...we couldn't need to be completely true with our Faith? As no pagan festivity or Celebration (or with pagan bagage) shouldn't be celebrating as that of Halloween. Since a child we didn't celebrated Halloween because we knew from were it came when I came to High School I haven't interest on celebrating it neither ..only when as a child on Elemental School we celebrated it ..but not after Elemental School when I began to read learn from where it came.

No pagans see easter as the spring equnoxs. this tradition has gone much further back than the 1600. the same with christman as the winter soltace. if you lok at it the way your saying, most of your christians shouldn't be celebrated either.

***If the Easter legend that some are saying is the Easter Bunny ***

Uhhh no... we're talking about Christianity overlapping Pagan holidays, with the intent of the Pagan holiday being completely forgotten. Which didn't work.

[At the time Christmas was created in AD 320, Mithraism was very popular. The early Christian church had gotten tired of their futile efforts to stop people celebrating the solstice and the birthday of Mithras, the Persian sun god. Mithras’ birthday was December 25. So the pope at the time decided to make Jesus’ official birthday coincide with Mithras’ birthday. No one knows what time of year Jesus was actually born but there is evidence to suggest that it was in midsummer.

The name Easter is merely the slightly changed English spelling of the name of the ancient Assyrian goddess Ishtar, pronounced by the Assyrians exactly as we pronounce Easter. The Babylonian name of this goddess was Astarte, consort of Baal, the Sun god, whose worship is denounced by The Almighty in the Bible as the most abominable of all pagan idolatry.

Look up the word Easter in Webster's dictionary. You will find: AS. (Anglo-Saxon), from name of an old Teuton goddess of spring.]

You always with your sarcastic answers...but on that one your right..too bad that's the way the Catholic Church did...but no. But I'm Orthodox Protestant(but Christian no matter what). I don't like a lot of things the Catholic Church did. But ..You know something funny? An hour ago I asked a friend the same question I asked in this topic He answered : A real Christian knowing all that..shouldn't celebrate Halloween. And He isn't Christian or a Churchgoer...that can put a lot of Christian to shame

That depends on your definition of 'real Christian' ...since there are so many different versions of the Bible, and so many different denominations, all of which will ultimately disagree on SOMETHING.

I find it ironic, that a religion based on a singularity, is so divided and scattered.

Was because that peope that wanted to do what they wanted to think on their own wants than to do or think on God's message...that's why so much division(resuming it)But the message survives meanwhile still exist good People who believe with sincerity.

So... that's your definition?

Yep...and I should add: ..and searching for God and wanting to study His words with a humble heart and with His (God's) wisdom.

Yep. That is

Well... you've got a LOT of Christians that need that memo... it needs a little rephrasing, though.

Samhain was never actually Christianized. Rome decided to start celebrating All Saints Day on November 1st for economic reasons, and Irish Christians simply followed suit. Since more people in Ireland were converting to Christianity, celebration of Samhain declined.

So if it makes you feel better, celebrate All Saints Day, rather than Halloween.

WOW Amblessed, JUNK IN THE TRUNK???
LET'S ALL GO TO AMBLESSED'S CHURCH AND GET SOME JUNK IN THE TRUNK!!!
Lyrics:
Uh oh, let it pop, ladies drop it like it's hot
Hell yeah, that's the spot, now bring it back to the top
Stop! Woah, now back it up, now back it up
Let it rise then watch it dump, shaking your JUNK IN THE TRUNK
And - I - like - the way you move it smoothly
Now why - don't - you move that booty - to - me
I'm tryna come up with some thoughts of attack,
until I heard somebody yellin' out Savage where the chorus at?!

Halloween is nothing more than a holiday to dress up and get free candy.

Disagreed, I don't feel like retyping this so I'll cut paste from my question
Samhain is the original name for Halloween, not All Hallows Eve Not All saints Day.
In ancient times( still carried over till today in some cases) the barriers between the living non living world(or/ spirit human, demon human, the underworld this world) were at their thinnest. Pumpkins were carved to scare malevolent spirits. Bonfires were lit to keep evil spirits at bay to warm the good spirits before their journey to the underworld(since plants were rooted underground the ancients believed al life came from the underworld. When the plants withered, died, went underground, they believed that the spirits were descending back to the underworld). They would also dress as skeletons, vampires, other such whimsical creatures to either blend in with or scare away the spirits.
Herbs were gathered around this time to decorate the house used as decorations in the festivities of Samhain as well as to cast certain spells.
During Samhain it was thought to be Pan's(God/Spirit of the forest) birthday the Goddess' decent to the underworld(most commonly worship is the deity Diana). The ancients would hold certain gatherings to bid farewell to the warmth honor the Goddess. They performed rituals to ensure that the warmth would be back the next year as well.
Also( most commonly known) it was witches' new year.

Moving on to the question,
I really don't care what they do. But if they're going to preach against it /or witches I they shouldn't celebrate it. Like the churches that will tell people how to rebel against Samhain(Halloween) that they should not celebrate it will sell pumpkins for that holiday to make money. I don't think people should do that. It's quite hypocritical I despise hypacrites. Hell, if christains are going to rebel against witches they shouldn't celebrate any of the holidays. Jesus was born o nJune on the 4thm not christmas, Easter is a fertility holiday, originaly Ostria. But hey.