I think Disgogoddess took us to school on that one!! She broke it down! ((cyber high five))
I celebrated Holloween as a child because of the free candy--plain and simple. Neither I, nor my parents ever associated it with anything sinister or evil. That being said, I do believe, like Maya Angelou said "When you know better, you do better." Now that I understand fully the roots of the celebration I can't look at it the same way.
Let me add a twist of sorts to Theresa2000's question....What about those churches/school systems, etc. who go on and on about the inappropriateness of Holloween, but have "Fall Harvest Festivals" with pumpkins, candy give-a-ways, costumes, etc. (everything but the witches and ghosts). Are they just finding a 'sneaky' way to celebrate Holloween without calling it that?
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