The origins of Halloween lie deeply rooted in the occult, and Christians should not participate in this celebration. The October 31st holiday that we today know as Halloween has strong roots in paganism and is closely connected with worship of the Enemy of this world, Satan. It is a holiday that generally glorifies the dark things of this world, rather than the light of Jesus Christ...The Truth
October 31st has long been known as "The Festival of the Dead." The Celtic tribes and their priests the Druids celebrated this day as a marker for the change from life to death.
Those involved in witchcraft use the night for their rituals. It is a festival of the dead and it's a time
when witches attempt to communicate with the dead.
Christians should absolutely NOT be involved with occultic practice or divination. Note God's command against divination in Deuteronomy 18.
Occultists believe Halloween is a time of transition between life and death. Some occult practitioners practiced divination and believed you could learn the secrets of life and wisdom by lying on a grave and listening to the messages from the long-departed.
They also taught that spirits and ghosts left the grave during this night and would seek out warmth in their previous homes. Villagers, fearful of the possibility of being visited by the ghosts of past occupants, would dress up in costumes to scare the spirits on their way. They would also leave food and other treats at their door to appease the spirits so they would not destroy their homes or crops but instead move on down the road. That is the real reason why kids dress up in costumes today and go door-to-door seeking treats.
Occultists also would try to scare away the spirits by carving a scary face into a pumpkin. This horrible appearance of the scary face would hopefully move the spirit on to another home or village and spare that home from destruction. Sometimes the villagers would light a candle in the pumpkin and use it as a lantern (Jack-o-Lantern).
Participating in Halloween says we agree to a holiday that promotes witches, divination, haunted houses, and other occultic practices.
Christians should not endorse or promote Halloween. The real reason we don't agree with Halloween is not that we are against people who have different opinions about the event - but we stand "against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places" (Ephesians 6:12, NKJV).
1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 ("Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.")
James 1:27 ("keep oneself from being polluted by the world")
3 John 1:11 ("do not imitate what is evil")
Romans 12:9 ("abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.")
Deuteronomy 18:9-14 (do not learn to imitate detestable ways, including spiritists, sorcerers and witchcraft)
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