When I was young, I always thought that Halloween is just another typical annual party to celebrate with costumes and scary looking food, I don’t remember dressing up for such occasion. Been invited several times and none of it I attended… I thought, would be better to do the right thing like going to chapel for a prayer, church offering and preparing foods for the relatives and family members who come for a visit in the cemetery….!
So what really is HALLOWEEN?! Why do we celebrate Halloween??
The very reason why we celebrate Halloween from what I understand is to pay respect to the dead, a time for honoring the Saints and praying for the recently departed who had yet to reach heaven.
So do we really need to party in full costumes just to pay respect of the occasion? Hmmmmp…! That's for you to answer ..
But for me at this very point in my LIFE and Now that I am a mom with kids already in school, I was indeed surprise to see myself attending halloween parties and in full hunt of getting my kids the best costume they can wear!!
But keeping in mind the conflict on my belief because it is important for me to do the right respect for the departed people and love ones who really need the moment of prayers and remembrance!
