What a lot of people don't understand is that they have the wrong idea about how Halloween started. It comes from All Hallow's Eve. It's NOT promoting death, just the opposite actually -- it was to keep death the evil spirits away. It actually started from a religious perspective in connection to All Saints Day. All Hallow's Eve started as a way to keep death AWAY as a vigil leading up to the holiday. Some people have adopted it as a more evil thing...or incorrectly connecting the costumes and pranks to paganism..the point was to be a vigil and to fool death into staying away so people could celebrate the Saints the following day. The real irony is that the "harvest" and seasonal aspect of the celebration is the pagan connection. SO when I hear people forgo Halloween in favor of harvest or fall celebration, I just think that they might be confusing the two things and ignoring that the very name, Halloween, refers to the All Hallow's Eve vigil. That said, I think people can celebrate, or not celebrate whatever and however they want, in whatever they they see fit. What YOU assign, symbolically, to a holiday, is your own discernment. You shouldn't let anyone dictate it for you -- or assume anyone else's celebration means something it may or may not mean.
I have seen the Amish express acts of Forgiveness as a community as is taught in the Bible. My question is: Do the Amish express Gratitude to each other very often as it seems that they do so many things to help each other out (build houses, barns, etc) but I have never actually seen an Amish person thanking each other for helping them on a simple, small everyday task.
Naturally there are some on each end of the spectrum . Many do express a ‘thank you ‘ for a kind deed done. Very seldom is there a a hug in appreciation of something.
My wife was a big hugger (she died from cancer five years ago). She would always hug her nieces and nephews whenever they arrived for a visit and before they left. I think it helped them feel loved. I hope if you do some foster work, you will consider giving a hug to the children you are taking care of so they know they are loved.@@APathLessTraveled
Another question: Who celebrates it and why... The roots go way back to the druids. Its still a "high holy day" to the occult world. I quit celebrating it a long time ago. I don't hand out treats, etc. anymore. I used to do it in my ignorance. Good video! 😊
Actually, that's not true, but a common misconception. All Hallow's Eve (Vigil of All Saint's Day) began as a liturgical vigil to keep evil spirits away before the next day's holy day. The pranks and costumes stemmed from the vigil/religious side, as they were scaring away the evil spirits, not inviting them. The real irony is that the "harvest" and seasonal aspect of the celebration, is the pagan connection.
