Hello all, I have been out of the picture for a minute, but I did want to comment on this.
I was never allowed to celebrate Hallowen as a child. My mother and step-father are Pastors, and I was always taught that anything revolving around ghosts, goblins, witches, etc. was not only carnal, but it was satanic. I never understood this when I was little, I just thought that it was just another wrench that they were throwing into my mix to take the fun out of things.
Instead I attended "Hallelujah Night" at the church, where we were allowed to dress up as Bible characters and we watched movies, and got candy and played games. Of course this always seemed kinda bland because you know there were always like 50 million Mary's and like 100 million Jesus', Moses, Abrahams. I appreciate it now though, now that I know more about the origin of Halloween, I don't think that I would let my own (unborn) children participate in the normal activities. But I think that I would explain to them in depth, so they could understand...exactly why it is that they can't participate, so that they know and they don't just think Mommy's being mean!
Peace and blessings
Diva
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Maya Angelou
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