What Do You Really Know About Halloween?
On the evening of October 31st, many children and adults will be dressed in costumes ranging from witches to fairies, going from house to house trick or treating. Many individuals see this as harmless fun but could there be something more sinister about this Tradition?
Halloween is celebrated on All hallows Even. Although derived from a Scottish/Irish background some of its customs can be traced to a Druid ceremony in the pre-Christian era, The Druid’s new year began on November 1st, so October 31st was set aside to worship their god, Samhain, the god of the dead.
The druids used to dress up as witches and went from castle to castle doing the exact thing children do on Halloween night demanding a trick or a treat. The only difference was that their treat was not sweets and other goodies but a young woman who would be offered as a human sacrifice in a satanic ritual.
If the young woman pleased these men, a candle made of human fat would be lighted and inserted into Jack-O-Lantern to protect those inside the castle from being killed by demons. On the flip side however, if a family could not meet this demand, the druid would play a trick which included a hexagram being drawn on the front door of the house and it was said that Satan or his demons would kill someone in the household through fear that night.
Witches
Witches and witchcraft are major themes of Halloween. Witches generally believe themselves to be followers of an ancient religion, which goes back far beyond Christianity, and which is properly called 'wicca'.
To witches, Halloween is a festival of the dead, and represents the end and the beginning of the witches year. It marks the beginning of the death and destruction usually associated with winter. At this time the power of the underworld is unleashed, and spirits are supposedly freed to roam about the earth; it is considered the best time to contact spirits.
A major witch organization confirmed that many followers of various pagan religions, such as Druids and Wiccans (witches), observe this day as a religious festival. They view it as a memorial day for their dead friends.
It is still a night to practice various forms of divination concerning future events. (Cult Watch Response, October 1988, Vol. 1, No. 1).
Black and orange
Orange and black are popular colours for Halloween primarily because at the Druid Festival for Samhain, huge bonfires were used for offering sacrifices. So the colours of the night were orange flames glowing in the dark.
Black cats
The black cat was believed by the Druids to be evil spirit friends of witches, and even witches themselves. During the Middle Ages it was believed that witches could turn themselves into black cats. Thus when such a cat was seen, it was considered to be a witch in disguise
Jack –O-Lantern
The Jack-o-lantern is the festival light for Halloween and is the ancient symbol of a damned soul. Originally these lanterns were carved out of turnips as representations of the souls of the dead or goblins freed from the dead.
Halloween might seem like innocent fun but children and adults who participate are unknowingly promoting an ancient occult practice. Should this really be happening?