tuesday thread

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

happy halloween

[cbd2cai 0]

I was thinking we needed a "Boo-Day" thread . . . . everyone off to a slow start today!!

[ya falaha! 0]

Happy Halloweenie!

[~Jess~ 0]

happy halloweeny everyone..........i will miss out on trick or treating tonite..................

[Veiled Princess 1]

I don't celebrate and I hope the kids don't knock tonight

[ya falaha! 0]

Just keep your front porch light off and they shouldn't bother you. At least those are the rules where I live.

[Veiled Princess 1]

Just keep your front porch light off and they shouldn't bother you. At least those are the rules where I live.

Those are the rules where I live too and they normally don't but you never know. Of course... considering I am the strange one in black... maybe that's why they don't normally even bother?

[Veiled Princess 1]

For those of you with muslim SOs... and I don't want to start a fight or a big debate I'm just curious since they obviously don't have this holiday in their home countries and may seriously not realize what they're engaging in... do they realize / have you explained to them that Halloween is a pagan/satanic holiday when they're celebrating it with you?

[Ban Hammer 13,345]

For those of you with muslim SOs... and I don't want to start a fight or a big debate I'm just curious since they obviously don't have this holiday in their home countries and may seriously not realize what they're engaging in... do they realize / have you explained to them that Halloween is a pagan/satanic holiday when they're celebrating it with you?

you could always go as a former religion

[melly 0]

I always leave the porch light out. And usually the front room light as well. Not that I'm stingy or don't want to give candy to kids. Actually, I have no idea why.

I was telling my fiance about pumpkin carving, as my mom had sent me a link to a pumpkin carving website where you can "carve" them online, and fiance had no idea about what it was or included doing. He is interested to carve pumpkins when he is here.

In general, I think he's interested to see how the holidays are, but he knows that we wouldn't celebrate them like most other people.

If I hadn't seen Halloween mentioned here I probably would have forgotten until I got to work.

[Caladan 19]

It was a pagan festival way back when, but it isn't now (any more than Day of the Dead is still a pagan holiday.) Some Christian groups feel the same way, too.

But I think it would be wrong to explain it to a foreigner as 'This is the day when Americans worship the devil', because mostly it's about letting kids get candy and run around on sugar highs.

[ya falaha! 0]

I don't really celebrate Halloween. I don't pass out candy or attend parties or anything like that. My kids do participate in the annual Halloween parade at school. My ex doesn't like the idea of them celebrating Halloween or any other holiday having to do with another religion or paganism. We don't celebrate Christmas or Easter...both of which have paganism mixed with Christianity.

Funny thing...Mohamed thinks it's kinda strange that I don't "celebrate" Christmas. He considers it more of an "American" holiday. He likes the decorations. He suggested that he may like to "celebrate" Christmas but not as a religious holiday. He was thinking more of a fun day. Go figure.

For those of you with muslim SOs... and I don't want to start a fight or a big debate I'm just curious since they obviously don't have this holiday in their home countries and may seriously not realize what they're engaging in... do they realize / have you explained to them that Halloween is a pagan/satanic holiday when they're celebrating it with you?

Edited October 31, 2006 by moody

[Veiled Princess 1]

It was a pagan festival way back when, but it isn't now (any more than Day of the Dead is still a pagan holiday.) Some Christian groups feel the same way, too.

But I think it would be wrong to explain it to a foreigner as 'This is the day when Americans worship the devil', because mostly it's about letting kids get candy and run around on sugar highs.

So you're answer is no you haven't/won't explain the history or background or yes you have/will?

[Caladan 19]

I don't really celebrate Halloween. I don't pass out candy or attend parties or anything like that. My kids do participate in the annual Halloween parade at school. My ex doesn't like the idea of them celebrating Halloween or any other holiday having to do with another religion or paganism. We don't celebrate Christmas or Easter...both of which have paganism mixed with Christianity.

Funny thing...Mohamed thinks it's kinda strange that I don't "celebrate" Christmas. He considers it more of an "American" holiday. He likes the decorations. He suggested that he may like to "celebrate" Christmas but not as a religious holiday. He was thinking more of a fun day. Go figure.

A friend of mine spent some time in Japan, and according to him, it's become trendy amongst non-Christian young Japanese people in Tokyo to decorate for Christmas and give gifts... but to significant others, like it's Valentine's Day. Kind of cool how the holiday gets re-interpreted.

It was a pagan festival way back when, but it isn't now (any more than Day of the Dead is still a pagan holiday.) Some Christian groups feel the same way, too.

But I think it would be wrong to explain it to a foreigner as 'This is the day when Americans worship the devil', because mostly it's about letting kids get candy and run around on sugar highs.

So you're answer is no you haven't/won't explain the history or background or yes you have/will?

Fiancé's Canadian, and they celebrate Halloween there, and it's not about worshipping the devil there, either.

Lots of holidays have origins that don't line up with people's beliefs. Celebrate Valentine's Day?

[Veiled Princess 1]

Fiancé's Canadian, and they celebrate Halloween there, and it's not about worshipping the devil there, either.

Lots of holidays have origins that don't line up with people's beliefs. Celebrate Valentine's Day?

Ok sorry I was specifically asking those with muslim SOs from "over there".

No I don't celebrate any holiday other than the two eids.