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As Customary, many dress as witches and goblins

Adults send their children door to door asking for treats

Seems strange, doesn't it? Yet millions do it every year. . .WHY?

On October 31, as the sun fades and darkness begins to spread its wings across our neighborhoods, the footsteps of America's children can be heard scurrying down the sidewalks. "Trick or treat?" they cry as each door is opened. Of course most adults play right along dropping candy and various treats into the little Halloween bags the children hold open.

It seems as though the celebration of Halloween is growing in popularity with each passing year, but WHY?

Why do we in America observe this festival? Just where did it come from anyway? What does it commemorate to us?

Every holiday you keep you probably have an idea of what it commemorates, don't you? If asked why you observe Independence Day on July 4^th, you would probably say,- "To celebrate America's independence from England."

If asked why you observe Thanksgiving Day, you would probably say,- "To commemorate the landing of our forefathers at Plymouth Rock, and to remember to thank God for the wonderful blessings He has bestowed upon this country."

But think for a moment. . .WHY OBSERVE HALLOWEEN? Just what does its observance commemorate?

Encyclopedia Americana: "Halloween, a festival of Scottish-Irish origin, held on All Hallows Eve, the night of October 31. Elements of the customs connected with Halloween can be traced to a DRUID CEREMONY in PRE-CHRISTIAN times."

The Roman Catholic Church established All Hallows Day to be observed on November 1. But this was after AD 900. Clearly 900 years after the establishment of Christianity. But strangely, we see that the customs connected with this holiday, and its celebration taking place at the very least 1500 years earlier. WHY? If Halloween is not to honor the God of Christianity, then WHO or WHAT was it established to honor?

World Book, Childcraft International, Vol. 9: "Most holidays honor a famous person or celebrate an important event. But what started this rather strange holiday that seems to honor witches and ghosts?

Halloween wasn't always a children's "fun" holiday. At one time, it was a very serious and rather frightening event!

Thousands of years ago in England, Scotland, Ireland and some other places, the day that's now November 1 was the beginning of the new year. People also thought of this day as the start of winter. They called it "summer's end."

People believed there was a sort of war between winter, with its cold and darkness, and summer with its bright long days and pleasant greenery. And they felt that at summer's end, October 31, was a frightening time! People were sure that all the wicked creatures would be out celebrating, and might attack them!

To protect themselves, people held special ceremonies. They built big bonfires on hilltops to light up the night. They put on masks and animal skins so that they looked frightening. They hoped that their costumes would keep the evil creatures from knowing who they were.

HUNDREDS OF YEARS LATER, the "Christian Religion" (Catholic Church) came to these countries. November 1 "became" a "Christian" holiday known as All Saints Day or All Hallows Day.

The night before All Hallows Day, October 31, became known as All Hallow E'en. (E'en is an old way of saying evening) After a time, this was shortened to HALLOWEEN.

But many people, especially in England, kept up some of the old summer's end CUSTOMS. So, even after thousands of years had passed, people remembered that ghosts, goblins and witches were supposed to be most powerful on Halloween. And they remembered that this was the night on which people had once put on special costumes.

That is why people in America and the British Isles think of Halloween as a time of ghosts and monsters. And it is why American children wear costumes on Halloween."

Little by little we see that the seemingly harmless activities associated with Halloween today have sinister roots that go deep into paganism and superstition. You may still think this is all harmless, but let's examine a few more of Halloween's dark secrets.

One of the gods that was feared and worshiped ON THIS DAY was CROMM CRUAC.

Standard Encyclopedia of Folklore, Mythology and Legend: "Cromm Cruac, a HUGE IDOL which stood on the plain of Mag Sleact. . .the KING IDOL of Ireland. Around him were twelve idols made of stone but he was of gold, and TO HIM the early Irish SACRIFICED ONE THIRD OF THEIR CHILDREN ON SAMHAIN. (Halloween)

Cromm Cruac was held in horror for his terrible exactions; it was dangerous to even worship him, for the worshipers themselves often perished in the act of worship."

This is one of the pagan gods the observance of Halloween honors! Do you really want to participate in a festival that has its roots in DEMONISM? An observance where HUMAN SACRIFICE was demanded? The Druidic Priests demanded that each Celtic family offer one of every three of their children to be burned alive in the bonfires of Halloween!

Just imagine how difficult it must have been for parents to choose which of their little ones would be offered to this bloody idol.

To make light of Halloween today is to make light of its sinister past and dark meaning. It dishonors the memory of God's precious little children who suffered an agonizing death to honor demons.

1 Corinthians 10:19-21,- "What do I mean then? That a thing sacrificed to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything.(alive) No, but I say that the things the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons, and not to God; and I do not want you to become sharers in demons. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the table of the Lord and the table of demons."

Just WHO are you obeying in commemorating the observance of Halloween? It certainly is not a commandment from the true God. But it is a commandment from Cromm Cruac and the Druid Priests. It is an observance to honor and appease Cromm Cruac, whose very name means "bloody bent one!" The Bible reveals WHO is really behind this holiday,- the entity is the bloody, twisted one God calls the Devil.

You may have fond memories of its observance. It may have been fun to you, but was it right? Many things that are fun are not right, are they?

Is it really right to ignore the true meaning of Halloween? Even today there are HUMAN SACRIFICES offered on this evening. Some of the missing children whose pictures you may see on America's bulletin boards at your local grocery store, may have been abducted for this very purpose!

And what would be the memories of the ancient Celts of this observance? Wouldn't they be memories of extreme fear, with the painful REALITY that thousands of their little ones perished on this very day?

More importantly, WHAT ARE GOD'S MEMORIES of the observance of Halloween? A thousand years is as a single day to God. You see, to God it does not seem so long ago that He watched parents take their own trusting little children by the hand and lead them to the altar of demons,- to perish in the fiery flames of Cromm Cruac.

No doubt, RIVERS OF TEARS flowed in Heaven as the Heavenly Host observed this yearly HOLOCAUST. . .My friends, separate yourselves from this vile and wicked festival called Halloween.