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Halloween and its roots in witchcraft and Druidic paganism are undeniable. When we examine the history of Halloween, one thing we find out very quickly is that it is based on the ancient pagan religion of the Celtics in Northern Ireland and their celebration of the festival of the dead, known as Samhain. In Northern Ireland, a class of ruthless priests known as the Druids ruled Northern Ireland through occult terror and human sacrifice for centuries.
According to Ronald Hutton in The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain, ‘Samhain’ referred to Celtic Halloween customs all the way up until the 19th century (Hutton, Ronald, The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain, New York: Oxford University Press, 1996, p. 369)
Today, Ireland celebrates Halloween with fireworks displays and is the only nation on earth that recognizes Halloween as a national holiday. Children in Ireland are given a week off from school for its observance.
Druid Festival of the Dead
The Celts celebrated the day of death in anticipation of the dark, cold winter months. The eve of Samhain marked the special time of the year when the Druids taught that demons, souls and gods were unleashed on the world to bring blessing or wreak havoc and destruction on unsuspecting souls.
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The Encyclopedia Britannica states:
“In ancient Britain and Ireland, the Celtic festival of Samhain was observed on October 31 at the end of the summer … The souls of the dead were supposed to revisit their homes on this day and the autumnal festival acquired sinister significance, with ghosts, witches, goblins, black cats, fairies and demons of all kinds said to be roaming about. It was the time to placate the supernatural powers controlling the processes of nature. In addition, Halloween was thought to be the most favorable time for divinations concerning marriage, luck, health, and death. It was the only day on which the help of the devil was invoked for such purposes.” (Encyclopedia Britannica, 2005, "Halloween")
Today, Halloween is a truly occult holiday for many Celtic Neo-Pagans, Wiccan witches and Satanists alike. Many who are involved in the dark arts and traffic in spiritism, view Halloween as a religious holiday and are acutely aware that it is rooted in the occult. (Hutton, Ronald, The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles: Their Nature and Legacy, Oxford: Blackwell, 1991, pp. 327–341)
Doreen Valiente
Valiente helped formulate modern Wicca (known as Gardnerian Wicca) after it was first created by Satanist Gerald Gardner, who was also a disciple of Satanist Aleister Crowley and a member of Crowley’s satanic organization known as the O.T.O. Unknown to most Wiccan’s, Gardner subsumed many of Crowley’s satanic teachings on ceremonial "magick" into Wicca and used a variation of Crowley’s satanic maxim “Do What Thou Wilt” for the wiccan Rede (e.g., That it harm none, do as thou wilt)
Wiccan high priestess, Valiente, said of Halloween:
“Halloween is one of the four Great Sabbats of the witches that everyone has heard about. To witches, Halloween is a serious occasion, however merrily celebrated. It is the old Celtic Eve of Samhain.”
Sharon Graham, who fancies herself as a high priestess of Salem witches, and who was charged in a feud with other witches for intimidating a witness by allegedly placing a raccoon’s head on the doorsteps of Angelica of the Angels and the Goddess’ Treasure Chest, said of Halloween:
"Salem (Massachusetts) is a mecca, especially around Samhain. It is our holiday, our new year, and a lot of witches come here from all over the world." (Source)
Halloween is considered a satanic holiday for many confessing Satanists, and for obvious reasons, as it is a day where demons, witches and devils are glorified. The first Greater Church of Lucifer in Houston, Texas chose Halloween as the perfect day to officially open its doors to the public. (Source)
Anton LaVey
“After one’s own birthday, the two major Satanic holidays are Walpurgisnacht (May 1st) and Halloween.” (LaVey, Anton Szandor, The Satanic Bible, 1969, p. 96)
The official website for the Church of Satan states on their FAQ page that Halloween is a time when the masses “reach down inside and touch the ‘darkness’ which for [us] Satanists is a daily mode of existence,” as they may freely “indulge their fantasies by donning costumes that allow for intense role-playing and the release of their demonic core.” (Source)
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Halloween is steadily gaining ground on Christmas as America’s favorite Holiday. In 2014, the National Retail Federation’s annual consumer spending survey revealed that Americans spent a whopping $7.4 billion to celebrate Halloween. $2.8 billion was for costumes ($1.1 billion for children’s costumes and $1.4 billion for adults). Another $2 billion was spent on demonic decorations and the rest on candy.
While many still choose to rejoice and celebrate our Lord Jesus’ birth on Christmas as the incarnation of God in human flesh (John 1:1-3, 14), for many Christmas has become nothing more than a materialistic endeavor.
It makes perfect sense that Christmas would fall by the wayside and Halloween would grow in prominence, as the scriptures warn that many would turn from Christ in the last days and that an occult revival would ensue as a harbinger for the coming Antichrist and new world order (Matthew 24:9-10, 24-25; 2 Timothy 3:1-8; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12; Revelation 13:1-18).
The Scriptures tell us:
“For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8b).
“He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Colossians 1:13-14).
When we came to Christ we were delivered “from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God” (Acts 26:18), should we then return to Satan’s kingdom and celebrate after having been set free?
As Christians we are warned no to participate in the celebration of evil but the rather expose them:
“Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them” (Ephesians 5:11).
Rather than dressing up like demons, witches and devils, we are to “abstain from all appearance of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:22)
We are told in 3 John 1:11 “Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but what is good.”
Though I personally have some Irish heritage, I know better than imitating Druidic paganism:
“Thus says the Lord, “Do not learn the way of the nations…”
As Christians we ought to be repulsed by a holiday that celebrates the very things that our God and Maker calls abominations. Deuteronomy 18:9-14 is the biblical passage that most directly addresses the customs of Halloween. Note how the Lord warns that He expelled those who had inhabited the Promised Land for engaging in such practices and He warned His people that he would do the same to them should they imitate their practices:
“When you enter the land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not learn to imitate the detestable things of those nations. There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, one who practices witchcraft, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD; and because of these detestable things the LORD your God will drive them out before you. You shall be blameless before the LORD your God. For those nations, which you shall dispossess, listen to those who practice witchcraft and to diviners, but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you to do so” (Deuteronomy 18:9-14).
We see here one of the most inclusive lists of activities upon which Halloween was established that can be found anywhere in the bible, and the practitioners thereof are labeled “detestable.” Those habits are, in fact, the very reason the Pagan nations were driven out of the Promised Land.
We would encourage you to prayerfully consider celebrating Jesus and His glorious kingdom of light on Halloween, rather than the kingdom of darkness. At Blessed Hope Chapel, where I serve as Pastor, we celebrate the Lord and His winning of souls in a Harvest Festival on October 31st each year. It is a great time for both children and adults alike and keeps our focus on Jesus rather than the kingdom of darkness. Many of us also pass out tracts. While others are celebrating darkness and death we celebrate the Prince of Life and share tracts with those who come to our doors looking for a treat. May the Lord lead you and protect you from the evil one as you seek His face!
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Christmas is pagan in origin. Where does Good Fight Ministries stand on Christmas?
We did a 5-part radio show series on this topic which thoroughly explains our position. Here is a link to all five shows: https://www.goodfightradio.org/?s=christmas
Halloween is for children. It’s not satanic and every child should be allowed to celebrate it
Would beg to differ. Study the roots. If the root is holy so is the branch. If the root is unholy so is the branch. WITCHES, WARLOCKS, SATANISTS & WIZARDS ARE CELEBRATING THIS DAY. Please dont be so naive to think it is harmless. It is indeed satanic and an ex-satanist says so.
This a warning to those Pastor’s who choose to create “Harvest Festivals” on the same day as Halloween, dressing their kids up (even as bible characters) and giving them candy just like the pagans do. Why is it, in my 50 something years, I have yet to come across a pastor who requires the body of Christ, who was entrusted to them, to come together to pray against the demonic realm on Halloween? Satanic churches are more dedicated to their god Lucifer than the Christian Churches are to THE ONE TRUE GOD, that’s a fact! A lot of pastor’s have turned Jesus’ body of Christ into weak and compromising Christians when they are supposed to be teaching God’s people to be warriors for Christ and how to draw closer to Jesus. Pastor’s are surrogate leaders who will be held to a higher standard when they come before the Creator. They will have to answer for what they taught to God’s people and what they allowed in God’s church. Remember, it’s not the Pastor’s congregation/church, it’s Jesus’ congregation/church. Jesus is the head and we are the body. Pastor’s better wake up and become battalion leaders because there is a spiritual war coming like nothing anyone has ever seen. If you are a weak or compromising Christian, your soul is on the line. You will not make it thru what is to come. Gird up your loins because the warfare is soon to come and you better be suited up and battle-ready. ~Ephesians 6:10-20
Amen
Hi, Everyone! I love you all so very much as my friends and also I want you all to know that I do not like and support the unholy cult practice of halloween. I am leaving the bad name of this bad tradition because it does not even deserve to be capitalized. The weird thing is that when I left it uncapitalized, there was that read wavy line when you misspell something under it as if I should even capitalize that horrible word. I believe for GOD, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, the Holy Angels, the clean spirits, all of the rest of the good people, and ourselves that we should all not partake in anything bad against GOD and we should pray to GOD to make us not do any of these bad things at all forever. We should all boycott halloween items no matter what it is and for everyone who is transitioning from someone who used to celebrate this wretched tradition to someone who is moving on from this tradition, then we should all reframe from all of the positive things that we used to feel around any of these horrible things no matter how much the enemy tries to tempt us. We shall all not be changed at all the way the enemy wants us to change and we should all rise against ALL of the kingdoms of darkness! We shall also only be able to change the way GOD wants us to change and we should pray to GOD to make us be who HE wants us to be! I love you all so very much and I am so happy I got to share this wonderful and lovely message GOD gave me to tell you all! Amen!
Just the fact of the horrible masks people wear and the little ones want to dress up as witches, ghosts, etc. should give a person some idea of what this ‘holiday’ is really about….death and demons.
‘grandma’ Jeanne
Hello Joe,
I’m so glad you created this posts. Remember that as believers in Christ, there will always be people against us. Few believers know these facts as well as the supernatural darkness. Keep working on your ministry and feel free to contact me. I’d love to connect 🙂
Amen…totally agree.
@ Hoffer and those that attempt to poison my brothers and sisters.
Matthew 4:10
“Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
To Hoffer,
I’m not sure if you are a Christian or not but either way, I urge you to please listen to ex-satanist John Ramirez on the subject of Halloween. There are several videos on YouTube. If you ARE a Christian, please ask God for discernment so you can see His truth.
God bless!
John ramirez is a false teacher
I’m interested… what do you know about this?
Much of the comment in this article is so misguided and without evidence as to be laughable.
All the content is true and definitely isn’t laughable!!!! Halloween is a satanic holiday and a Christian should definitely not partake in it!!!!
you know not what you state!! The BIBLE is 100% evidence! you are clearly deceived, thus you don’t get it! your opinion is what is entirely misguided, your comment is without authority!
Halloween’s commercialization of it turned it into a different holiday, used by “satanists”, than I remembered as a kid.
I never remembered halloween being a dark holiday, but as a family holiday that comes once a year.
As kids, the darker costumes did not exist then. This season was the first season when Halloween started turning towards a family season holiday and less about it becoming Nightmare on Elm Street.
you can go to Billy Graham’s website on Halloween, even he did not condemn Halloween but to use the holiday to dress up as the apostles, etc.
All the content is true and definitely isn’t laughable!!!! Halloween is a satanic holiday and a Christian should definitely not partake in it!!!!
I don’t get why any professing Christian would want to observe Halloween. The fact that the focus is in death should be a red flag. Jesus is life, Halloween emphasizes death.
The only thing I have done is pass out tracts. Tip: If you choose to go this route pray over the candy first, I have heard that there are spells cast on it, I am not joking.
My son is 21 and on the autism spectrum, I never took him trick-or-treating. When he asks why I explain that it’s the devil’s holiday. Passing out tracts, though, is a way to use it against him.
God bless this website I am going to start posting more on here
Halloween is to celebrate the dead, stop trying to twist it around. Guess what, just because it’s a religious holiday from another a religion, it doesn’t mean that its Satanic. Please stop pushing your own beliefs.