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Tradition:
Halloween is observed
by following way.......
Passing out candy with tracts (booklets to show how
Jesus loves everyone and how they can be saved).
Having teen rally that night and teach the dangers of
Halloween.
Inviting friends over and watch a Jesus movie.
Dressing up with others as Bible characters and "Street
Witness" (word of caution: only those who are strong in
the Lord in this area and are lead by the Lord to do
this, so that there will not be any hindrances from the
enemy.)
Teaching children the dangers of Halloween, then have a
family Bible study and pray for all the children that
are out there "trick or treating".
Having a "PRAYER WARRIORS" meeting: pray against all
the evil forces that are out, pray people will wake-up
and find the truth out about Halloween and become saved.
That all the children will be safe from any harm:
(tainted candy, razor blades and etc...). Praying for
all the innocent people held against their will for
human sacrifices and all the other deeds of the Devil on
this night!
Facts:
The Celtic priests who
carried out the rituals in the open air were called
Druids, members of pagan orders in Britain, Ireland and
Gaul, who generally performed their rituals by offering
sacrifices, usually of animals, but sometimes of humans,
in order to placate the gods; ensuring that the sun
would return after the winter; and frightening away evil
spirits. To the Celtics, the bonfire represented the sun
and was used to aid the Druid in his fight with dark
powers. The term bonfire comes from the words "bone
fire," literally meaning the bones of sacrificed
animals, sometimes human, were piled in a field with
timber and set ablaze. All fires except those of the
Druids were extinguished on Samhain and householders
were levied a fee to relight their holy fire which
burned at their altars. During the Festival of Samhain,
fires would be lit which would burn all through the
winter and sacrifices would be offered to the gods on
the fires. This practice of burning humans was stopped
around 1600, and an effigy was sometimes burned instead. |