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[quote]I think I'll have to say I agree with those Christian patients of yours!

Indeed all prophets came to guide us and prevent us from falling into evil ways so any festivals celebrating the themes of evil seem contrary to the spirit of those teachings.

I am sure a lot of people just practice such festivals "for fun" and are not consciously doing anything which seems not in line with the spirit of their faiths but I think we all need to consider even our entertainment activities and and the effect they may have on us.

Halloween in no more a festival of the west, I think a lot of people in the east, at least I know of people in Pakistan who do celebrate it.

I think people no matter which faith they belong to often end up in cultural activities or traditions which might not be in line with the spirit of their religion and such activities get assimilated into their lives. Therefore I think we all need to consciously examine and question a lot of things before just accepting them.

I read the following about Halloween in a book, I thought it would be an interesting to share.

Experiencing the World Religions 
Second Edition 
Michael Molloy
Pg: 50

"Halloween means the evening before All Hallows' (All Saints') Day which falls on November 1. Although Halloween gets its name from Christianity, the celebration is, in fact, a continuation of [i]Samhain[/i] (pronounced sa'-win), the new year festival celebrated in pre-Christian England and Ireland. There is a strong theme of death and rebirth, as winter comes on and the old year disappears. It was believed that the spirits of the ancestors roamed free at this time and needed to be fed and placated. We see this underlying the practices of children going door to door, receiving food. We also see it in the many Halloween costumes that suggest death (skeletons) and communication with the spirit world (angels. devils and religious figures)."[/quote]

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