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Call Me Apple Vice Captain
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 Posted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 9:27 pm
I didnt celebrate Halloween as a Christian, so i probably wont as a Muslim either xD But i do like the Gaia events on Halloween *___* Is commercialized Halloween okay for Muslims?
Does anyone here celebrate it?
If you dont, why not?
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:13 am
I think it's ok to have candy and maybe even throw your own party excluding the occult stuff. My opinion is, if it's not Haram on other days of the year (and candy and fun are not Haram obviously) it's Halal as long as it's not used to pay respects to a pagan idea. It can be Halaloween. wink
When I was little, we always had a "fall festival" in October where we would dress up, play games, decorate pumpkins, and have things like cider and candy corn. If it's something like that, it doesn't seem bad, to me.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:22 pm
When has Halloween ever been about the devil?
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 1:50 pm
It is also a celebration for those witches...
Those people who think they are vamps, or witches or whatever...
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Call Me Apple Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:52 pm
blackbird creative I didn't go trick or treating in a long time. But my friends are making me go this year, lol. I think it's fine as long as you don't actually 'celebrate' the meaning behind Halloween. You know about the devil or whatever. Most people don't really 'celebrate' it anyway. Most people just dress up, decorate for the fun of it. And free candy of course! Hrrm...Devils had nothing to do with Halloween. Click here to read the somewhat confusing fusion Also, Latinos celebrate it as 'Dia de los Muertos' literally, day of the dead. Where they remember and celebrate those who have passed.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 5:59 pm
Halloween is an old pagan holiday, not some christian one, so I don't see any offense in partaking in it if you follow your customs as usual (no skimpy succubus uniforms 4 you).
Many would be surprised that the first jack-o-lanterns were actually made out of turnips.
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 6:56 pm
Call Me Apple blackbird creative I didn't go trick or treating in a long time. But my friends are making me go this year, lol. I think it's fine as long as you don't actually 'celebrate' the meaning behind Halloween. You know about the devil or whatever. Most people don't really 'celebrate' it anyway. Most people just dress up, decorate for the fun of it. And free candy of course! Hrrm...Devils had nothing to do with Halloween. Click here to read the somewhat confusing fusion Also, Latinos celebrate it as 'Dia de los Muertos' literally, day of the dead. Where they remember and celebrate those who have passed. Yeah yeah! Sorry, I didn't mean devils! I read about this a long time ago, but thanks for the link! I needed to refresh my memory! xd
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Posted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:01 pm
almisami Halloween is an old pagan holiday, not some christian one, so I don't see any offense in partaking in it if you follow your customs as usual (no skimpy succubus uniforms 4 you). Many would be surprised that the first jack-o-lanterns were actually made out of turnips. No, it isn't. Samhain =|= Halloween.
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:12 am
i like halloween in japan ^^
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Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:57 am
I love Dia de los Muertos...make masks and stuff...just show respect for loved ones...kinda nice...
Halloween is so material now I doubt many follow any sort of pagan/spiritual belief during this time. I do like the seasonal change though.
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Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2009 10:29 am
I've always celebrated Halloween. Last year I even went trick-or-treating. (Probably the last time. I'm getting a little old for that.) Dressing up and getting candy is fun. My family always rents tons of scary movies to watch too. I don't celebrate the pagan connotations. Most secular holidays even some Christian ones came from what was originally considered pagan.
I love the Day of the Dead that is celebrated in Mexico. I think it's beautiful that they honor their dead relatives every year. A picknick in the graveyard is kind of neat. 3nodding
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Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:22 pm
When I first moved country and they celebrated Halloween, I wanted to go trick-or-treating with my friends. My dad was against the idea because of all the 'oogie boogie' nonsense. But eventually I talked to him about it with my mom and he let me go.
Just because I wanted to go trick or treating didn't mean I believed in the 'oogie boogie' ness whee
In the end, it mostly comes down to intentions.
I only intended to get sum candeh whee
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:56 am
I am going as American McGee's Alice.
i have to make my costume though...
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Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:14 pm
Call Me Apple I didnt celebrate Halloween as a Christian, so i probably wont as a Muslim either xD But i do like the Gaia events on Halloween *___* Is commercialized Halloween okay for Muslims?
Does anyone here celebrate it?
If you dont, why not? Alot of things in this society that are "commercialized" come from some out-dated tradition and that tradition would most likely not be in Islam. Im not celebrating Halloween b/c it's roots are pagan and personally it's a waste of money and time.
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