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It's self-glorification. Of course the most demonic influence in the world is going to glorify itself.anygunanywhere wrote:No. We stopped years ago. We don't care for haloween, and the proliferation of all the broadcast media glorifying demonic forces seems to grow each year at this time. Haloween has morphed into a celebration of darkness.
YMMV.
Anygunanywhere
Envious! I'd rather be in London.Vol Texan wrote:We've got a 5-year old, and we live in a neighborhood on the west end of Houston. So yes, we do it each year.
This year, however, I'll be in London...so I'll have to miss.
I do agree that other holidays have changed overall, but how you celebrate them with family is in your control.anygunanywhere wrote:Halloween used to be more about community with a little about ghosts and goblins and has grown to what I described in previous post.nyj wrote:Since when was Halloween not like that? Must have been that movie "Halloween" in 1978 that changed everything!!anygunanywhere wrote:No. We stopped years ago. We don't care for haloween, and the proliferation of all the broadcast media glorifying demonic forces seems to grow each year at this time. Haloween has morphed into a celebration of darkness.
YMMV.
Anygunanywhere
Mrs Anygun and I used to take gift/treats to all of the neighborhood children instead of handing out candy. Much more personal.
This degradation and loss of meaning has happened to many holidays. Thanksgiging used to really be about giving thanks to God for our blessings. Now it is about football and start of the "holiday shopping sesason". Christmas, celebrating the birth of our Saviour, is now just a holiday season devoted to material posessions.
The word holiday is derived from the term "holy day".
Anygunanywhere
nyj wrote:I do agree that other holidays have changed overall, but how you celebrate them with family is in your control.
completely serious.Abraham wrote:Texas_Blaze,
Are you being silly or serious - I can't tell...
London is OK, but the week after, I'll be in Kazakhstan. It's getting cold there this time of year...brr...CHLLady wrote:Envious! I'd rather be in London.Vol Texan wrote:We've got a 5-year old, and we live in a neighborhood on the west end of Houston. So yes, we do it each year.
This year, however, I'll be in London...so I'll have to miss.
Funny, when we took our kids out in the village, most do not pass out candy, but if they know an American lives there, all the kids show up.
We celebrate Halloween, but with no devil type costumes. We keep it fun. Yes, we will pass out candy.
Excellent idea!mot7981 wrote:We'll pass out candy as always but have two bowls... One with the "good stuff" for the cute kids we enjoy seeing and one with dollar store junk we give to the older teens with nothing but a pillow case.
That's what I'm thinking. I'm going to have three bowls though. I'll be lowering candy from the balcony to trick or treaters though. It'll ensure they don't see what candy I have to offer and distract them while my room mates do the scaring. For the good ones, they get a quarter-pound Hershey bar. For the bad ones, I'm mixing my own awful recipe of Red-Hots, Mounds, Dots, Candy Corn and Twizzlers. Ugh, a concoction so disgusting it makes me cringe just thinking about it. I don't know if I can give that out with a straight face - oh that's right I won't.mot7981 wrote:We'll pass out candy as always but have two bowls... One with the "good stuff" for the cute kids we enjoy seeing and one with dollar store junk we give to the older teens with nothing but a pillow case.
Now THAT is evil!TheCytochromeC wrote:That's what I'm thinking. I'm going to have three bowls though. I'll be lowering candy from the balcony to trick or treaters though. It'll ensure they don't see what candy I have to offer and distract them while my room mates do the scaring. For the good ones, they get a quarter-pound Hershey bar. For the bad ones, I'm mixing my own awful recipe of Red-Hots, Mounds, Dots, Candy Corn and Twizzlers. Ugh, a concoction so disgusting it makes me cringe just thinking about it. I don't know if I can give that out with a straight face - oh that's right I won't.mot7981 wrote:We'll pass out candy as always but have two bowls... One with the "good stuff" for the cute kids we enjoy seeing and one with dollar store junk we give to the older teens with nothing but a pillow case.
