Instead of outright rejecting Halloween, author Clarissa Moll suggests four unique ways to "creatively opt-in" to celebrate the holiday with your kids.
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Articles about Halloween.
ARTICLE: Engaging Our Neighbors in Re-Membering Halloween
How can we celebrate Halloween in a uniquely Christian way? Pastor Chadwick Anderson of Mattis Avenue Free Methodist Church (Champaign, IL) passes on a tradition of lighting a candle in remembrance of someone who has died. This tradition could help us connect with our neighbors in a meaningful way.
ARTICLE: Halloween – Its Creation and Recreation
Pastor of Christ Church Anglican in South Bend, Indiana Steven Wedgeworth takes us from Samhain to AllHallowtide and from the Reformation to the modern iteration of Halloween showing us the mishmash of Celtic, German, English, and Scottish traditions, lore, and celebrations that have shaped the holiday.
ARTICLE: Redeeming Halloween – How Should Christians Approach Halloween?
There are three ways Christians can approach a holiday - we can choose to receive it, reject it, or redeem it. Former University of Toledo minister Luke Gilkerson, with four caveats, says there are four solid reasons (showing love to your neighbor, unearthing the good roots of Halloween, making use of holy horror, and teaching children that Halloween is really a mockery of the devil) to redeem Halloween. Gilkerson realizes that redeeming the holiday may not be for everyone, but provides a wealth of practical and useful advice. This article is not to be missed.
ARTICLE: History of Halloween
A short, accessible introduction into the origins of Halloween that dates back to 5th century Celtic festival of Samhain, a Celtic New Year's festival, that celebrated the transition from summer to winter.
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