HOLYWEEN--ANYONE?

[Lauren]

Ok so last week or the week before I attended a wedding at a Sunday worshipping church. Now I don't know if any of you celebrate Halloween or not that's all on you, but I personally don't. And I had a problem with this, at the church they had advertising a "Holyween" party. Now I'm thinking is this supposed to be some God focused type thing? Because the root word Hallow too means Holy so what are you changing? I just felt like they were changing it because they were a church and they were making it sound more "religious" and better than to actually be celebrating "halloween". But how do you guys feels about them changing it to Holyween at a church? Do you think that churches like ours should have something called a Holyween party and we celebrate it?

[Victoria]

I dont think it is a very good idea because, what exactly will be celebrated in the 'Holyween' party? It is just a renditon of Halloween so practically means the same thing and i dont think you can mix the two becaus they are contradicting aspects. To my knowledge Halloween is actually 'All Saints Day' (correct me if i am wrong) which is a celebration of the dead so people dress up as zombies and there is this ghoulish aspect to it. This my view on it. :)

[Lauren]

I agree. When I saw it I'm like this makes no sense..that's why people should try to understand and know the history behind certain things before they do things like that.

[Victoria]

you bring up some good discussions btw :)

[Lauren]

thanks! :)

[Blackwargreymon57]

Well if it's on the same night and if it involves candy and costumes then yeah, it's the same thing as Halloween. But if it was on a different day I don't see the problem, as long as the costumes aren't Too gory or too sexy.

[SivartM]

What exactly did they do for "Holyween"? For all we know they just had a Bible study and ate raisins.

[Lauren]

It was a party and drive to collect candy and give it out.