• Bring the Fun back to Halloween

  • Oct 28 2024
  • Length: 6 mins
  • Podcast

Bring the Fun back to Halloween

  • Summary

  • Halloween in my childhood was for kids. Trick-or-treating with friends. Getting candy and homemade treats. Wearing plastic costumes. Along the way the candy companies have marketed well, costumes have become more elaborate and some folks have gotten bent out of shape over this holiday.

    Halloween has its origins in ancient Celtic practices honoring the dead and the transition from life to death. Christians began to recognize All Hallow's Eve (10/31), All Saints Day (11/1) and All Souls Day (11/2). Then Christians in many places got weird about a kid's holiday. We need to recapture the childlike fun of Halloween and we need to take the opportunity to remind ourselves of the transition from life into death, not in scary ways, but it ways that remind us of those who have gone before us and of our own mortality.

    Support the show

    Show more Show less
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

What listeners say about Bring the Fun back to Halloween

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.