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HELEN SANDERS
10-28-2026
WHY I DO NOT CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN
I know this will be controversial. Years ago, I met a lady that was a practicing witch in her younger years. She wrote a book about it. She shared in our church about Halloween. She shared that Halloween is the Devil’s night. In September and October when she was a practicing witch, she shared about kidnapping children, teenagers, and adults and then sacrificed them. Yes, killed them on Halloween. She shared that Halloween was the witches’ day to do the worst atrocities that you can imagine. I thank God she saw the light, repented, and received salvation and deliverance through the blood of Jesus Christ.
As a young person and a young adult, I enjoyed Halloween. I often dressed up in costumes, including dressing like a witch. I thought it was fun scaring children. I did it in ignorance, but it wasn't really innocent. After I got my heart right with God and learned truths, I stopped celebrating Satan’s unholy holiday. I realized it was a trap. It only would cause me to turn from God.
I knew that many of my friends and family would think I was crazy but doing right with God was more important than what they thought. The world brings magic in for entertainment and says it is just for fun, but God says have nothing to do with it. Schools promote everything to do with this sort of thing. From dungeons and dragons to Harry Potter to the Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
God has a lot to say about witchcraft and witches. In Exodus 22:18 it says, “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.” That’s a very serious statement. In I Samuel 15: 23 it says, “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.” Knowing that God hates anything that has to do with witches and witchcraft I know there are those that will rebel against what he says and celebrate Halloween anyway. By having heard the truth and then doing it anyway, it shows the spirit controlling them which is rebellion – and that spirit is as the sin of witchcraft.
Halloween is not an innocent festival. It is a gate that opens our young people to the dark side. You can have fun without doing it on Satan’s day. Christians should know better! Sadly, our churches don't teach these truths. Please teach your kids truth and give them alternatives that aren’t anything like Halloween. This means don’t do Trunk or Treat also. It is a cheap substitute for the Trick or Treat. We do not have to be like the world my friends. Train up your children in the ways of the Lord. Teach them about the real superheroes including Jesus, Daniel, and Moses. They should be their examples!
Keep your children safe from Satan’s traps. I personally know a young man that has attempted suicide several times. He was into playing dungeons and dragons and Harry Potter along with many demonic video games. It messed him up for life! If my words help one person to change then I will thank the Lord, I shared this. It is worth the criticism I will get for making this stand.
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