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ON HALLOWEEN
By Saint Nicholai Velimirovic.
As Orthodox Christians we must carefully examine every
aspect of our involvement in the world, its activities, holidays and festivals,
to be certain whether or not these in¬volvements are compatible with our Holy
Orthodox Faith.
For a while now everything in the outside world is
reminding us that Halloween is near: at school our children are busy painting
pumpkins, cutting and pasting bats, ghosts and witches and planning the ideal
costume in which to go trick-or-treating. Most of our schools, local community
organizations and entertainment on television, radio and press will share in
and capitalize upon the festival of Halloween. Many of us will participate in
this festival by going to costume parties, or by taking our children
trick-or-treating in our neighborhood after dark on October 31st.
Most of us will take part in the Halloween festivities
believing that it has no deeper meaning than fun and excitement for the
children. Most of us do not know the historical background of the festival of
Halloween and its customs.
