This has to do with Halloween...now personally I think Halloween should be cancelled all together and that a whole other topic, so here is my comment and question...
While I was with the Dubs...Halloween was approaching, of course we know Halloween is frowned upon in the organization to the point when Halloween approaches talks are given to extent and that is perfectly fine. However the Alberta Congregation I was involved with, every Halloween, on, before or after the 31'st, depending what Saturday it suited the majority..they would hold a Candy Hunt for the children. I asked one of the Sisters why they did this, as they frowned upon the occassion, yet promoted it in a small sense through their Candy Hunt. Now this was not a small Candy Hunt. They were well planned out, and the adults would go to the location the day before and hide candy all over the hills and woods. The day of the Candy hunt the entire congregation would show up, as well as neighbouring congregations. So to me, because of the time frame of the hunt and halloween they were letting the children celebrate to some extent. When I did ask the sister..she told me that because Halloween was such a big day for other children and because they didn't want their children to feel left out they would hold the hunts yearly.
So to me this does not make sense at all and totally contradicts their beliefs. Any feedback??