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5 Creative Ways to Celebrate Halloween

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5 Creative Ways to Celebrate Halloween

To celebrate Halloween or to ignore it?

That is the question Christian families have been asking themselves for decades. Halloween has become almost impossible to completely ignore due to the media and consumer hype behind the princesses, ghosts, and snack-sized Snickers bars.

The origins of Halloween connect back to the Celtic celebration of Samhain-which marked the end of the harvest.

The harvest festival showed traces of celebrating death and Irish mythology. This holiday has pagan origins. Now, Halloween is a real celebration for followers of the Occult and Wicca. It is no doubt that for that culture-Halloween is a chance to celebrate evil spirits and death.

In the seventh century, Pope Gregory III instituted another holiday in substitution of Halloween: All Saints Day (celebrated on November 1st). Designed as a day to pray for the saints who have already passed, this holiday was created to combat the pagan rituals of Halloween.

Throughout the centuries Christians have tried to find alternatives.

Here are five creative ways to celebrate October 31st:


1. Dress as something innocent.

I’ve seen some pretty hilarious costumes-anywhere from Dwight from The Office to two women mid-drop on a rollercoaster (hair raised, seatbelts, and all). Halloween doesn’t have to be a celebration of zombies and witches, but can be a time to celebrate creativity and beauty.

2. Have a fall party.

Celebrate the incoming of a beautiful season. Bob for apples, carve pumpkins into nature scenes, and create homemade wreaths that feature the colors and shapes from autumn.

3. Spend time celebrating God’s triumph over evil.

Read passages of Scripture that declare this fact like Ephesians 2:1-10.

4. Trick-or-Treat for a cause.

You would probably recognize the bright orange cardboard boxes used to collect spare change. UNICEF offers its “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF” each year. Children go from door-to-door and instead of pillaging for candy, they ask for a donation. To date, UNICEF has collected $118 million from this program. Grab a few UNICEF boxes, or set up your own Trick-Or-Treat for a cause program within your neighborhood, small group, or school.

5. Make caramel apples with friends.

Gather a group together to create mouth-watering caramel apples. Try covering them with cookie crumbs, various candies, or your favorite nut. Yum!

Halloween cannot be ignored by Christians in our culture. Instead, we should create an uplifting alternative as we celebrate autumn, God’s creation, and God’s dominion over evil. No matter how we decide to celebrate or not celebrate this day, followers of Jesus should choose to live according to a redeemed life-transformed by the renewing of our mind.

I would love to know your input on this subject. How does your family celebrate Halloween?

*Original Photo Source

60 Comments

  1. Alina
    Alina on November 4, 2011 at 8:11 am

    We hand out treats, and make our driveway into a place that invites the community to have some fun. While at most houses, kids run to the door, grab their treat, and off to the next door….at our house they linger, for a picture with our giant inflatable cat, to enjoy the creativity of our carved pumpkins, to watch the spider fall on the next unsuspecting victim, or to pet our black dog who is a part of the fun. Parents linger then as well. With four adults manning our driveway, we have a lot of conversations with neighbours, and new people, and it just provides a great way to connect with community in a non-threatening way.

  2. Beth W
    Beth W on October 29, 2014 at 6:53 am

    We put our fire pit onto the driveway and make s’mores. It’s a great way to chat with our neighbors and others. We have extra lawn chairs and some sit down for a while. Fun for us and our guests!

  3. Debbie
    Debbie on October 29, 2014 at 7:24 am

    I always have candy ready for any trick or treaters. Even though I don’t like this holiday, I would never want to turn a child away. I want to greet them with a smile and wish them a happy day. I work in a private school with little ones and they have a celebration for the kids. However, they dress up as princesses and super heroes.

  4. Carrie
    Carrie on October 29, 2014 at 11:08 am

    Our church has held a “God is Greater” party for many years. There are games, candy, hayrides, petting zoo, inflatables, food, etc AND the Gospel is presented thru a creative show twice that night. This is family friendly with no scary costumes. It is all free and is a great way to reach the families in our community for Christ. We usually have over 1500 people come each year, which provides a lot of opportunities to connect & build relationships.

  5. Gail Saunders
    Gail Saunders on October 29, 2014 at 11:45 am

    Hi Mararet,
    I saw your website and was impressed with the books you have written. The reason I am contacting you is I am searching for someone to unify the churches in America with prayer. After reading through the Old Testament, particularly the book of Esther, I was strongly impressed with the fact that God saved Esther and the Jews because of her request to fast and pray. Then the strong impression that the churches need someone who is well-acquainted with the power of prayer to call the churches in America to pray about current issues like Ebola and the presidential election to name a couple. This impression came to me a few days before the first outbreak of Ebola in the U.S. I believe the time is now and so did Bruce Wilkinson’s secretary. I contacted him but he is not available to do it. Would you be interested to develop a ministry like this? I know God has someone in mind. If not you, would you refer me to someone else that has great Godly influence like yourself?
    Gail Saunders

  6. Mse
    Mse on October 29, 2014 at 6:43 pm

    I agree this country needs Prayer a total day or week or a month whatever it takes.. We are too focused on running our lives, enveloping the daily news,
    posting and praying as best we can. One person can make a prayer request and God could answer. It’s about we need now more than ever America national prayer. I too had been thinking about this being the only plausible answer. Ancestors for all counties and nationalities came to America with hopes & dreams with nothing but hope on their back.
    PrayIng women need to step up to the plate! I volunteer!

  7. Mae
    Mae on October 29, 2014 at 7:11 pm

    Halloween is a time children enjoy dressing into a fav Costume and puruse the neighborhood. I don’t like this holiday either. But children need to know we are neighbors who care about them. I remember asking my kids dentist .. How does this play out in your area of expertise? His answer. Let the kids enjoy and eat it all right away to save those teeth… I did. I should say we did! Who ever has that much candy around? We really do need as margaret has said! More joy & fun.

  8. Lynette Galisewski
    Lynette Galisewski on October 30, 2014 at 1:48 pm

    Hey, I attended the Bootcamp Writers event and think that I never got my email address on the list since Ed was the one who originally signed up. Somehow his forwards don’t seem to make it to me. Please put me on the emailing list. Loved the “Camp!” (exclamation point necessary!)

  9. kimberly
    kimberly on October 30, 2014 at 6:39 pm

    I have always been on the fence about Halloween but I love the cute costumes and in Ohio it may be one of the last days you see neighbors out until spring!! love giving neighbor kids a treat!

  10. eloise
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    Romans 12:9 is our family’s go to verse on Halloween. Flee from the evil stuff like scary costumes, haunted houses and witchcraft but hold fast to what is good in Halloween – costume parades, community gatherings, the lights of jack o lanterns dispelling the darkness. Other than a few battles over costumes, it’s been a great way for our family to strive to live out Paul’s command.

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