Anyone Celebrating Halloween this Year??? (page 4)

Julia Orwell

If I had kids it might be different cuz they love dressing up and games and all that, but I just see it as nothing.

GLTirebiter

It wasn't always about horror movies and witches. For a less commercialized interpretation, see Dia de los Muuertos (Day of the Dead).

Assured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or sadness, Dia de los Muertos celebrates the lives of the deceased with food, drink, parties, and activities the dead enjoyed in life. Dia de los Muertos recognizes death as a natural part of the human experience, a continuum with birth, childhood, and growing up to become a contributing member of the community. On Dia de los Muertos, the dead are also a part of the community, awakened from their eternal sleep to share celebrations with their loved ones. (from National Geographic)

rebel8

enjoying violence

Hmmm...I don't take it to mean that at all, though I do remember jws teaching that?

See above post by GL Tirebiter.

It's mocking death, not being terrified of it anymore, celebrating the lives of the departed.

Troubled Mind--great costume--I saw someone in a similar one last night too! I was wondering how he could walk.

Satanus

At tim hortons (thats the canadian equivalent to dunkin doughnuts), i saw a family all in costumes: two little boys w black top hats, black capes, father w a black cape and a high collar w red lining, young mother w a totally black smock and hood on. Leaving, outside in the dark, a huge hootowl flew from one lamp post to another. Yess, it hooted. The next eve, i went to a halloween party dressed as the lone ranger.

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ShirleyW

Thanks GL for reminding me of her name

troubled mind

Our kids are all young adults now . My husband and I do the holidays for our own joy . He is a very technical /mechanical type of person and loves the challenge of coming up with something creative . He began two yrs ago designing the computer music light show just because he saw some on youtube and thought it looked cool . He taught himself how to program and made all the electronic boards to run the shows . We just like to have fun I guess, and we enjoy watching others bring their kids by to enjoy what he has put together . Last night some people came by with a hay-rack filled with kids from a party to see the show .We came out in costumes and they all hooped and hallored ,it was just fun . For me I felt being a witness really sucked joy out of my life ....I am making up for that now .

here is a link to our facebook page that updates with videos and such of what we are doing next .

https://www.facebook.com/ParkStreetHalloweenLightShow

EndofMysteries

If I was, I'd say either sparlock or a JW Zombie w/ the end of the world watchtower lol.

Shanagirl

Though I respect everyone’s right to celebrate the holiday, I personally won’t let my kids celebrate it. Mainly for the following two reasons:

It originates from a pagan holiday

it involves spirits, ghosts, scaring people, and enjoying violence

The idea of celebrating as a family around such a theme goes against the morals I am trying to bring to my kids. I don’t mind for them to get a custom and eat candies. But no way they’ll go door to door and curve up pumpkins.

ecan6 - When I left the WT cult, I had felt the same way you do. I wanted my daughter to enjoy the holidays but I was having a paritcularly hard time feeling comfortable in my mind abou Halloween. I was in therapy at the time and shared this with my therapist. He also had pictures I had previously given him from the WT publicatons of scary images of beasts with blood dripping, churches burning, and dead little girl and puppy among other horrible pictures and he asked me a question,. Do I feel worse about these pictures and what they were used for, or the little ballerina and princess at the door with their little trick or treat bag. That moment I never felt bad about trick or treating again. I felt bad over what that cult was putting into my little girls' head.

Shana

trebor

Stand for Pure Worship, it is amazing how the Watchtower will take a stand on how bad the origins are for some things, while others...

http://savedfromthewatchtower.blogspot.com/2009/06/pinatas-harmless-fun.html

...it's just "harmless fun". There is always an angle of why the Society is down playing or making a big stink about something.

Jehovah's Witnesses are instructed through the Awake! to view pinatas the following way from September 22, 2003, Awake!, page 24, 'The Piñata - An Ancient Tradition':

"We found that for many people in Mexico, the piñata has lost its religious significance and is considered by most to be just harmless fun...A main concern is, not what the practice meant hundreds of years ago, but how it is viewed today in your area. Understandably, opinions may vary from one place to another. Hence, it is wise to avoid turning such matters into big issues."

Despite the above from Jehovah's organization, Piñatas are steeped with both pagan and religious ties. Why and how are Piñatas "harmless fun", but Halloween is unacceptable for Jehovah's Witnesses?

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