Orthodox Saints Warn Against Halloween Participation

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• − opinion#2503 58 likes at the source

  Halloween is literally just hallows eve, the day before all saints day, which comes before all souls day. It's a catholic holiday and there's nothing wrong with dressing up and taking your kids trick or treating. Don't isolate your children over it.

  • − opinion#2514

    well we're not catholic are we
  • − opinion#2515

    Pointing out its origins are Christian. And that this orthobro can relax
  • − opinion#2516

    so you're celebrating heterodox traditions? Wild work.
  • − opinion#2517

    so then demons should dress like humans to scare humans?😂
  • − opinion#2518

    Nope. We do not celebrate the devil's day.
  • − opinion#2519

    Our saints day is not on that day.
  • − opinion#2520

    By that logic any church that uses the revised Julian calendar also celebrates heterodox tradition since they celebrate Christmas on the same day as catholics and protestants. You're being ridiculous over nothing. On top of that western rite eastern orthodox churches literally celebrate hallows eve the same day catholics do. So by your logic are western rite orthodox not valid? Completely idiotic.
  • − opinion#2521

    It's the same as the day of the dead. It's occult.
  • − opinion#2522

    Lol ok? So if the satanic temple created a holiday on Christmas that was evil would we not be able to celebrate Christmas? Literally dumbest logic ever. Day of the dead is first of all a Hispanic holiday with roots from catholicism, and was also created after hallows eve was already an established holiday. You have literally no idea what you're talking about.
  • − opinion#2523

    But you would say that I'm just commenting on its truth. You hide behind no name, a few lines. This post is telling the truth, if you fail to heed those warnings there is a lake of fire in hell waiting for you.
  • − opinion#2524

    Everything seems harmless till it isn't. That's not ostracizing your kids, doing what everyone else is doing is the easy path.
  • − opinion#2525

    You have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Maybe read up on the church fathers before commenting things that are utter nonsense.
  • − opinion#2526

    If hallows eve is so bad then why is it literally a holiday in the orthodox church? The western rite orthodox churches literally celebrate it as a holiday. Are western rite orthodox churches not valid? Complete nonsense.
• − opinion#2506 18 likes at the source

  God can tell the difference between satanic practice and dressing up as a spooky ghost and eating candy

  • − opinion#2527

    Wrong, it has become a commercial thing, it's evil.
  • − opinion#2528

    So has Christmas! Suppose we stop celebrating Christ's birthday? (Yes I know we have a different Christmas in orthodoxy but are you going to say Christmas is a pagan ritual?)
  • − opinion#2529

    In fact why am I arguing with an obvious bot?
  • − opinion#2530

    Relax. It goes against what god is all about. If you're so offended by this maybe you need to speak to a priest, if not then do what is evil. It's a test and you failed, maybe you're the bot.
• − opinion#2507 17 likes at the source

  Guys make sure you ask your priest about Halloween before listening to random people online

  • − opinion#2531 1 likes at the source

    My priest lets his kids celebrate Halloween, and said as long as you don't dress up demonic, there's no issue with it.
  • − opinion#2532

    And yet here you are commenting. First??
  • − opinion#2533 1 likes at the source

    yes. it seems she is reminding us to consult with our spiritual fathers which is quite reasonable and usually recommended. I see no issue.
  • − opinion#2534

    check the origins of Halloween and you'll see why it's evil
  • − opinion#2535 1 likes at the source

    you can believe that if you want to 👍
• − opinion#2510 6 likes at the source

  That's why there is All Saints' Day on October 31st. yes dressing up is fun! But we should be careful about what we participate in

  • − opinion#2536 1 likes at the source

    I agree that we must be careful about what we participate in. However, one important correction: in the Orthodox Church, All Saints' Day is celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost, not October 31st. That date belongs to the Western Christian calendar. As Orthodox Christians, we must remember that not everything society considers fun is necessarily spiritually beneficial. St Paul tells us, "All things are lawful for me, but not all things are helpful" (1 Corinthians 6:12). Our responsibility, especially when raising children, is to teach spiritual discernment, not simply follow cultural traditions. We are called to glorify Christ and honour His saints, not normalise occult imagery or the glorification of darkness. We can provide children with joy, celebrations and beautiful traditions rooted in our Orthodox faith. ☦️
• − opinion#2504 4 likes at the source

  Actually skulls and skeletons have a deep Christian history. Halloween comes from All Hallows' Eve, the beginning of a three day church season honoring the saints and remembering the dead. Skeletons were used in Christian art as a memento mori, a reminder of mortality, and to mock death itself, celebrating that Christ conquered the grave (1 Corinthians 15:55). It's not satanic, it's a traditional reminder that death has lost its sting! ✝️💀
• − opinion#2509 4 likes at the source

  Nonsense mate, Samhain is an Irish Celtic harvest celebration and welcoming old souls passed on back home. We would even set places at the table for our ancestors. America hijacked this important event and turned it into an unholy circus. Do the history my man

  • − opinion#2537 1 likes at the source

    so if you know the answer then do ur own video ???
• − opinion#2511 4 likes at the source

  The whole point of the costumes is to mock the demons. No different from spitting at one. Nobody puts on a costume expecting to gain immortality or telekinesis or whatever.
• − opinion#2508 3 likes at the source

  I come from a Mexican Catholic family and converted to orthodoxy by myself. Day of the dead is extremely pagan but they embrace it completely, it's wild 🤷‍♂️. I never disrespect them and I love them a lot but seriously how do they not see it 😭
• − opinion#2505 2 likes at the source

  Halloween is a demonic holiday even though orthodox Christians always knew it was evil. I remember its origins are Samhain and people did pagan rituals, witchcraft, sacrifices, dressed as demons to blend in with them and scare them off. You don't use evil to overcome evil. And trick or treat is evil too I heard, kind of like sacrifices or something idk. But I know it's a satanic holiday
• − opinion#2512 1 likes at the source

  I don't celebrate or dress up or decorate but I do use the day to give back to the community. I put a table outside with a bowl of colorful safety flashlights for the kids and snack type foods that are more filling than a piece of candy. But I get that everyone sticks to their traditions in their own way.
• − opinion#2513

  Not a fan of some of the other stuff displayed on Halloween, but reminders of death like the skull and the grim reaper can serve as a memento mori which is compatible with Orthodox spirituality in itself.