| Show Halloween Has Not Lost Its It's Purpose How can Pagan beliefs destroy a Pagan Holiday In reference to your article Halloween Has Lost Its It's Purpose published on October 31 which states that Halloween was a aday aday aday day originally observed to remember martyrs for Christ you show a significant significant significant sig sig- sig- sig lack of knowledge on this issue ISsue How can superstition which are attitudes based on fear or ignorance relate to the occult in any way The occult is simply something that is beyond human understanding something something something some some- thing mysterious This leads to ignorance ignorance ignorance igno igno- rance in those who do not practice within the occult Halloween is one of the eight sabbaths sabbaths sabbaths sab sab- sab- sab baths celebrated by many pagan reli reli- gions It is a time of reflection of looking back over the last year of coming to terms with the one phenomenon phenomenon phenomenon phe phe- of life over which we have control It is also no a brance of their ancestors and all those who have gone before Much later the Roman Catholic Church set aside the first fast day of November to honor all the saints who who- had no special days of their own This was known as All Saints' Saints or All AllHallows' AllHallows AllHallows' AllHallows AllHallows' AllHallows Hallows' Hallows Day The night before was called All Hallows' Hallows Even The two festivals gradually shortened to Halloween Therefore Paganism predates Christianity and if anything has interfered interfered interfered inter inter- with Halloween it is the Christian beliefs Trick-or-treating Trick and dressing up are original practices of Halloween as well as being fun so let them be A Guide For The Solitary Practitioner The New Book Of Knowledge Encyclopedia volume 8 Nikki Stuart Calder-Stuart Graphic Design Major Heather Rentz General Education Major Major- |
