The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom, and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.

To commemorate the event, Druids built huge sacred bonfires, where the people gathered to burn crops and animals as sacrifices to the Celtic deities.

During the celebration, the Celts wore costumes, typically consisting of animal heads and skins, and attempted to tell each other's fortunes. When the celebration was over, they re-lit their hearth fires, which they had extinguished earlier that evening, from the sacred bonfire to help protect them during the coming winter."

So how does that affect us today? Is it still a day used to worship false gods? YES. If you look at the Wiccan/Pagan religion you will find that they teach -

One of the 4 major Sabbats, Samhain, our time of endings and our time of beginnings. Samhain is the Witches' New Year. It is said to be the time when the veil between the worlds is very thin, when souls are leaving this physical plane and souls are coming back (reincarnating). Samhain is when darkness increases. The Goddess reigns as the Crone and the God, Dark Lord, passes into the underworld to become the seed of his own rebirth. Divination is heightened on this night.

Samhain is also known as Halloween, All Hollows Eve, Day of the Dead, All Saint's Eve, Celtic Winter, Feast of Spirits, Celtic New Year, and Samhuinn and is celebrated on October 31st.

Symbols used to represent Samhain are: jack-o'-lantern, masks, cauldron, Waning Moon.

Now ask yourself should a Christian be celebrating this? Especially with the same trappings used by those who worship a fasle god?

The Lord has told us in the Bible - Deuteronomy 18:10-12a "There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,  Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer (communicating with the dead).  For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD"

The Bible also says - Leviticus 19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.

I don't believe we need to be celebrating and giving glory to creatures of darkness - such as witches, ghosts, devils, vampires etc.  In 2Corinthians 6:14  the Lord tells us - Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Too many in the world will be using this day for darkness - if you are a Christian use it for light! Pass out tracts, be a witness. There is only ONE God - all who are worshipping goddesses and pagan deities are worshipping satan although they do not realize it. They do not even believe in satan, but false gods, religions and doctrines come straight from the devil's deceptions.

Make sure you use this day for the LORD!