Hey guys,
So, I know that in the Christian community, Halloween is hotly debated, but to be honest? My family LOVES Halloween! We have never, EVER allowed anyone to dress up in the scary/gory type of costumes, and once you get past age 10, Mom won't buy you costumes anymore, but we love every bit of it. For both me and my sister, we love it because we get to come up with creative and unique ideas every year(I don't think either one of us have EVER missed a Halloween), and just go out and have fun! The meaning behind Halloween is not one that we support obviously, but the "modern" meaning behind Halloween is just to have fun, and enjoy getting to be creative! The boys love the idea of getting to stay up past their bedtime, get LOTS of candy(obviously), and to get dressed up, so in their minds, they have NO idea about the "hidden meanings" behind Halloween, they just want to have fun! I feel like if we focus on the mindset of the CHILDREN on a day like Halloween, we can see that Halloween is what YOU make of it. If you want to make it about devil worship, that's your choice, I don't support it, but you are certainly entitled to your opinion. However, I think that especially in modern day, the general mindset of trick or treaters and their families who take them is focused on having fun, nothing else. I don't want to tell people how and what to think about Halloween, but I do want you to remember this, regardless of where you stand on this issue: Halloween is, was, and will always will be a holiday that is focused on Children, and focused on FUN, so take that into account when deciding as a family whether or not you want to participate in Halloween!
<3 Always,
Rose
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