Origins of Halloween

Every year on October 31^st, millions of children around the world look forwards to racing home from school, eating an early dinner, scattering around to put on their costumes, grab a pillow case or a grocery bag and get ready to walk door to door shouting out, “Trick or Treat” to have somebody come to the door, sometimes dressed up themselves and receive a tasty treat to enjoy for weeks or even in some cases, even days to come.

To your doorstep you might have superman one moment, an angel a half hour later followed by a police office (costume of course) and out of no where, you could have Freddy Kreuger with razor edge blades on their fingers, only to look above and past to the end of the driveway with a parent with a sheet on trying to hide behind the garbage cans. Most people see this as an innocent night where kids (of all ages) can just have a harmless night of fun, right? Sorry to say, they aren’t.

On November 1st, ancient Celtic peoples considered this day the day of death after watching leaves falling off trees with colder temperatures approaching. The Celtics believed that Muck Olla, their sun god, was loosing strength and power because Samhain, lord of death, was overpowering him causing this time to occur which had been names, “Festival of Death”.

Further, they believed that on October 31st Samhain assembled the spirits of all who had died during the previous year. They had been confined to inhabit animals' bodies for the past year as punishment for their evil deeds that they had done. On the eve of the feast of Samhain, October 31st, the spirits were allowed to return to their former homes to visit the living to supposedly protect these people from having to go through the same punishment that they had gone through.

The Druid (High Priests in the Pagan occult) led the people in diabolical worship ceremonies in a grove of trees (preferably oak trees being as one of their main gods, resided in Oak Trees) or in a Druidic stone circle which horses, cats, black sheep, oxen, human beings and other offerings were rounded up, stuffed into wicker cages and burned to death. This was done to appease Samhain and keep the spirits from harming them. The most famous surviving Druid stone circle being located in Stonehenge, England. It is evident that human sacrifice was common at this ancient Druid Sacrificial Circle because within three miles of this sight there are over 350 funeral mounds that contain the remnants of countless human sacrifices.

The Druids, before the worship ceremonies, went from house to house demanding certain foods, and all those who refused are cursed. The people were tormented by means of magic. As they went, the Druids carried lanterns made from large vegetables, i.e. turnips, squash, etc which they had hollowed out and carved in faces of the spirit that “guided” that priest and was believed that each carved vegetable that each Druid priest had contained the demon spirit that personally led or guided that priest - his own little god.

Long dark robes with head pieces made of animal heads and skins were worn at times to hide the identity of the Druid as he would threaten people with curses if they did not comply with the food he demanded.

In the middle ages there was a great revival of satanic practices, witchcraft, and magic - like there is today. During this time, the belief developed that witches traveled on broomsticks to the black sabbaths (witchs' celebration help every October 31) to worship Samhain. They were guided by spirits in the form of black cats. The Druids worshipped cats believing them to be reincarnated evil people.

Modern Day Halloween

Now let's look at the present day celebration of Halloween. The theme (from my own understanding) is that of darkness, death and risen spirits, fear, threats, destruction and evil doings and pranks as well as “hiding” behind masks and costumes. Among the children who are dressed as their favorite hero’s or animals, vegetables and aliens, parents are dressing their children as demons, witches, ghouls, monsters and werewolves, sending them out onto the streets in the dark which reenacts the Druids' practice of demanding food from people or be under a threat of tricks and gags if they don't comply. This being Trick or Treat.

No longer are turnips being carved out, but a pumpkin (much bigger and easier to handle and display) carve demon faces in it and decorate with it. At Halloween there will be apple bobbing, divination, fortune telling, haunted houses, candles lit, and spirits called up. There will be seances and ouiji boards in the name of fun and excitement.

When asked "Does anyone today celebrate Samhain (Halloween) as a religious Holiday?" a major witches' organization responded, "Yes, many followers of various pagan religions, such as Druids and Wiccans (witches), observe this day as a religious festival. They view it as a memorial day for their dead friends similar to the national holiday of Memorial Day in May. It is still a night to practice various forms of divination concerning future events. Also, it is a time to...initiate new projects.

Members of one surviving coven in Somersetshire, England still carry small blue tattoos pricked below a particular finger joint made from woad (an Old World plant with leaves that yield a blue dye) as did ancient Druids. You will still find Druids meeting at Stonehenge this Halloween symbolically carrying out their grotesque sacrifices. Although they claim no longer to practice human sacrifices but yet still sacrifices of dogs, cats, rats, chickens and goats.

Noted New Age Researcher Texe Marrs said this about the activities of witches on Halloween. "...our own research confirms that on this unholy night [Halloween], witches' covens meet, drink, dance, spit out curses and spells, conjure up spirits, engage in sexual orgies, induct new members, and offer up animal and human sacrifices. (Witches have become expert at covering up these sacrifices by use of cremation ovens and the use of privately owned land preserves for disposal of bodies in deeply dug graves.)" He goes on to say, "Somewhere in America in the week prior to this coming Halloween, children will be kidnapped by witches and become statistics as `missing children.' ...While chances of your children being snatched may be remote, never the less we believe caution and good judgment is in order."

Jack Roper, occult researcher with C.A.R.I.S. (Christian Apologetics: Research & Information Service) says "...the time of the year where you have the highest rate of Satanic ritual crimes is Halloween." Jack also said, "Around Halloween, one of the things you see is graveyard desecrations." Self-styled Satanists use human bones in their rituals. Graveyard vandalism is a common Halloween occurrence.

A Milwaukee county park worker told me of finding numerous remains of small animals that had been sacrificed in area parks around Halloween. It was clear that these sacrifices were occult related because the remains were associated with either an altar, inside a circle, triangle or pyramid structure.

Another article that was brought to my attention was by Dave Benoit that tells of a mother finding a strange diary, called "The Book of Shadows" in her son's room. She with fear and trembling leafed through pages filled with satanic drawings. Then her eyes fell on these horrifying words, "Last year I stole a car at Halloween and ran over a kid and killed him. This year, at Halloween, I plan to do the same thing!" The words in his satanic diary proved to be true. The teenager is now incarcerated. He murdered a kid as a sacrifice to Samhain

Dr. John MacArthur stated that, "First of all, dressing up like witches, ghosts, or goblins is incompatible with a Christian's testimony. Furthermore, many of the customs of Halloween are associated with the worst kinds of pagan beliefs and ceremonies; they are usually sinister things such as demons, witchcraft and superstition.”

A former Alexanderian Wiccan witch clarified this by stating, "As I got to the higher degrees I learned that the name of the horned god was Lucifer. I learned that the sign of the second degree was an inverted pentagram...symbolizing the horns of Satan." (Quote from Devil Worship: The Rise of Satanism, by Jeremiah films) Wiccan&rsqu

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