Halloween is NOT Pagan!? Pastor Reacts!
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Awesome! Nice to see a video where the history of Halloween is accurately shown, and Halloween's completely non-pagan past is explained.
Having done extensive research on this, and using some of the books referenced (Hutton, Frazer, Vallency), I completely concur with the findings in the video presented here.
Many people tend to associate modern Halloween with three things: The old Celtic celebration of Samhain (asserting that most of Halloween’s customs originate with ancient Samhain celebrations); Satanism (asserting that Halloween’s origins are Satanic, as evidenced by the many Satanists who use this day to promote their beliefs); and All Saints Day (asserting that the early church established the holiday to “Christianize” Samhain).
Perhaps the most difficult aspect of researching these various origins, traditions, and assumed ‘truths’ about Halloween, is sifting through all the data and separating what is historical _fact_ from the myth, legend, and religious paranoia of what is historical _fiction._
It’s not an easy task. Indeed, what makes this task even more difficult, is that so many of these ill- researched ‘’facts’, suppositions, and assumptions have been repeated for so long, they have essentially become accepted as truth. One can find these asserted ‘facts’ in everything ranging from various educational websites, to entries in dictionaries and encyclopedias, and even in (some) scholarly articles.
What we find after close examination and scrutiny, however, is that the accepted origin of most Halloween traditions/beliefs comes from the latter (historical fiction), rather than the former (historical fact).
Contrary to what many believe, or were taught, all three holidays; Halloween, All Saint’s Day, and Samhain, developed _completely independent_ of each other. They *do* however, all share a common date and perhaps a “feeling”….but that’s really about it. Indeed, so much of Halloween “feels” Pagan that attempts to connect those things to ancient Samhain simply “feels right”.
The truth is, to say Halloween’s connections to ancient Samhain are, at best, extremely tenuous, would be grossly overstating the facts.
Halloween just does not have the “pagan precedent” so many people seem to desperately want it to.
It might also be mentioned that until the middle of the 20th century, anthropologists typically assumed that any festival, however new it actually was and no matter where it came from, had ancient pagan roots, even if the people celebrating it gave a different story and were therefore thought to be ignorant of its origins. There was a romantization of rural cultures such that it was thought the rural folk were holders of ancient wisdom, but simultaneously ignorant that they held wisdom or that it was ancient, so they needed academics to explain it to them, based on theories that have long been discredited.
Wow- so much extra insight, thank you for sharing! :)
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My pleasure - here's a bit more insight into the historical Samhain..
For those who are curious about the historical facts surrounding Samhain - in brief..…
Most accounts we have of Samhain come from early Christian Irish monks who, for obvious reasons, painted it in the worst light possible, embellishing their stories with superstitions that were current in their day. The reality is, that they really knew nothing more of Samhain then than we do today. By most historical accounts, Samhain proper was preceded by three days and followed by three days. In some accounts it’s only a three day celebration. Samhain seems to have been a time to prepare for winter, and celebrate the final harvest of the year. One activity that old Gaelic texts seem to suggest was very popular at Samhain was…. horse racing. That sounds a lot like most European holidays from October-January. Ancient Gaelic texts also speak of it as a time to pay tithing, gather taxes, and a holding of a judicial assembly (much like the Manx ‘Tynwald Day’).
Indeed, the word ‘Samhain’ itself in Irish Gaelic (_Samhuain_ in Scotts Gaelic, and _Sauin_ in Manx Gaelic) simply means “summer’s end”. In these languages, it is also the name for the entire month of November (e.g. _mìos an t-Samhain_ in Scotts Gaelic).
This was a time of year to cull the herds - stronger animals would survive the winter; weaker animals were slaughtered for food. This concept is preserved in the Welsh name of the month of November; Tachwedd - an old word meaning...you guessed it..."slaughter".
There seems to be no doubt that the opening of November was the time of a major festival which was celebrated, at the very least, in all those parts of the British Isles with a pastoral economy. At most, it may have been general among the ‘Celtic’ peoples. The Gauls apparently celebrated it as well, based upon the Coligny calendar. There is no evidence, however, that it was connected with the dead, and no proof that it opened the year. The second-century Coligny calendar, engraved on a bronze tablet found in France, suggests that the new year was celebrated on May 1, with the holiday Beltane. Other scholars suggest the new year may have begun at the summer or winter solstices, or at the autumn equinox.
Is it just me, or am I just not seeing anything “demonic” in any of this?
We must understand the difference between a secular practice and a pagan religious practice.
I love this video.
I keep posting IPs video on other TH-camr vids where they make up a phony history. Someone posted this great quote - “Idolatry is committed, not merely by setting up false gods, but also by setting up false devils; by making men afraid of war or alcohol, or economic law, when they should be afraid of spiritual corruption and cowardice.” - G.K. Chesterton
Well said- thanks for sharing here :)
Wow! I had learned that it dealt with all saints day as a young kid in catholic church. But they never went in-depth with it. Praise God for this explanation!
Amen- thank you for the feedback, glad it blessed you! :)
Crazy good insight on the origin.
Right?! Inspiring Philosophy is a beast! 🎉
Love the breakdown and the knowledge shared!
Thank you for the support- glad you enjoyed it! :)
Good stuff!!
Thank you! :)
The phrase "trick or treat" seems to have come from Canada, actually.
What about the Lemurian Festival of the Dead that align exactly with dates and motif of the original, May 9-13?
Humans have long venerated and recognized the dead.
@@apokalupsishistoria Thanks for stopping by :) I believe IP addressed this in his last video on the subject which was a response to Isaiah S.
In my opinion holidays can either be coincidences (because you only have some many seasons) or Christianizing (in which the new thing was not meant to be a pagan thing anymore but a replacement).
So while I may find evidence compelling for the original May date being a Christianization, I can’t say it was pagan influenced but pagan conquered.
If you see it the other way, I get that but once again modern day Halloween has nothing to do with either anymore. In other words, no one is trying to pray to saints or contact the dead.
99.99% of people just want a festive fall party to get candy and dress up. And for those who want evil from it are to be corrected and warned.
Hope that clarifies!
@whatdoyoubelieve194 🤝
I had always believed that it had pagan influences or at least when I say pagan, I mean, Irish paganism influences on Halloween for a long time until I started watching some of his videos on the matter
@@thecrazydisneyparksfanatic921 Same-- obviously it currently has tons of sinful things to avoid and for that reason alone it’s enough for people to avoid who are grieved by those things. For others, like most things in the West, it can be acceptable to participate in within Christian ethics. Thanks for stopping by :)
Come to Ireland to where Halloween started and they will tell you the real history of Halloween here
@@CK.one1 And they would be wrong-- “Yes, Halloween has similarities with (possibly accretions from) Samhain, the Celtic end-of-summer celebration. But that does not make it a pagan holiday. As historian Nicholas Rogers, author of “Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night” (Oxford University Press, 2002), puts it: “If Samhain imparted to Halloween a supernatural charge and an intrinsic liminality, it did not offer much in the way of actual ritual practices, save in its fire rites. Most of these developed in conjunction with the medieval holy days of All Souls’ and All Saints’ day.”
Do more research and you will see it is more Christian based than pagan- those who promote the pagan origin view are using wives tales and poor historical research.
Lastly, if your conscience doesn’t like it- then reject it for the glory of God and go win souls by preaching the gospel to those in your neighborhood.
Grace and peace!
Link: www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/10/28/guess-what-halloween-is-more-christian-than-pagan/
Why November 1? Awfully close to the fall equinox.
And yet, it's not the equinox, lol
Can I dress up as a monster for Halloween
Depends on the purpose, if it is to show monsters can be changed and defeated, yes- if it is to show how others can face fears- yes. If it is to glory in evil and gore- no :)
Thanks @@whatdoyoubelieve194
I’m not a fan of IP but Halloween is absolutely not pagan
Where's Ali G
lol! Ran out of descent ones to review!
I've been to the birth place of Halloween here in Ireland and it's not pagan it's celtic and the hill of Ward and hill of tara and knowth and dowth is where it all started and look up the summer solstice and winter solstice in New grange which is older than the pyramids. Halloween or all hallows eve started in the hill of Ward and there is documentation here in Ireland to prove it all started here in Ireland. I've been to the birth place here and it was never Pagan
@@CK.one1 Thanks for sharing- any sources beside your personal travels/experience?