Do Christians still celebrate All Saint's Day?

Few people grasp the difference between the Catholic celebration of All Saints' Day (November 1st) and the evening before it (Hallowe'en). Many Catholics (especially in Latin countries, Spain, Portugal, and Italy etc) will celebrate their All Saints' Day but apart from that, it is a non-event.(I'm not sure if Greek and Russian Orthodox also celebrate it. Possibly.)

A grasp of the history behind both events is enlightening. The word 'hallow' means "make holy, honour as holy", thus people were called saints and honoured as such, in Catholicism. This led to them creating All Saints Day, to venerate their saints. But later on, in Scandinavia and the US, the eve of All Saints' Day was called Hallow's Eve (evening).

This opened up the doors to nothing but superstitions and excuses to revel in ancient fears about demons and the dead. Thousands of Wiccans, who follow ancient Celtic rituals, still call Hallowe’en by the ancient name Samhain. It is their most sacred night of the year. “Christians ‘don’t realize it, but they’re celebrating our holiday with us. . . . We like it,’” stated the newspaper USA Today when quoting a professed witch.

Christians are not to honour demons or the dead, which is exactly what Hallowe'en does. It is not harmless fun for children. It encourages them to imitate that which is evil, as if that was a game. It is unbiblical and unChristian. Even if most Catholics protest that it is perfectly acceptable, it is the rotten fruit of over-the-top veneration of Christian people who they think must be adored and prayed to. And, as if that was not bad enough, it combines pagan worship under the guise of fun and games. Christians cannot partake of the table of demons AND the table of the Lord – 1 Corinthians 10:18-22.

I've just answered another question where a pagan has wished people "Happy halloween, and to my pagan brethren and sisterhood, happy Sawain and a happy witches new year." That is why no Christian should celebrate Hallowe'en, and - rather obviously - only Catholics would celebrate All Saints' Day.

It's interesting how a question like this brings out all the Jehovah Witnesses.

I am not sure which Protestant denominations celebrate or recognize All Saints and All Soul's Day. I grew up in a Methodist Church and they celebrate All Saints and all soul's day. Catholics celebrate them on different days. All Saints Day is Nov 1 and All Souls Day is Nov 2. Methodists just had a special service the Sunday after Nov 1 to honor all those who have gone before us.

I noticed the Jehovah Witnesses said that Christians don't honor the dead. We certainly do. I loved the services in the Methodist Church, especially after my mother passed away. We continue to love those we loved while alive especially after they die. We honor them even more because we miss them.

Most people honor fallen heroes. The medal of honor is often given to a family member of the person who earned it because that person died in action. He is honored by our country for his heroism even after he has died.

The true Church of Christ, that is, the Catholic Church, has always honored the Saints in heaven. The day before All Saints Day is All Hallows Eve, also known as Halloween. The word "Halloween" means "hallowed evening" or "holy evening" because it is the eve before All Saints Day.

Halloween has it's origins in Christianity, though has been corrupted by the secular world, just as how Christmas and Easter have been corrupted by the secular world.

Whether or not Christians should celebrate Halloween can be a very controversial topic. Some Christians celebrate Halloween simply by dressing up in a costume and having fun, seeing it as innocent and harmless. Other Christians are equally convinced that Halloween is a satanic holiday established to worship evil spirits and promote darkness and wickedness. So, who is right? Is it possible for Christians to celebrate Halloween without compromising their faith?

Halloween, no matter how commercialized, has almost completely pagan origins. As innocent as it may seem to some, it is not something to be taken lightly. Christians tend to have various ways to celebrate or not to celebrate Halloween. For some, it means having an “alternative” Harvest Party. For others, it is staying away from the ghosts, witches, goblins, etc., and wearing innocuous costumes, e.g., little princesses, clowns, cowboys, super-heroes, etc. Some choose not to do anything, electing to lock themselves in the house with the lights off. With our freedom as Christians, we are at liberty to decide how to act.

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We do celebrate All Saints' Day in the Lutheran Church :) Not only does it honor those who have died in the faith, it is also the day on which Martin Luther nailed his famous "95 THESES" to the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany in 1519. This was the event that touched off the Reformation in Europe.

All Hallows Day is about saints. Christians don't believe in saints. That's Catholicism.

Yes. My own Church is having a Mass tonight & tomorrow, for All Saints'.

Absolutely. All Saints Day and All Souls Day. The latter is for praying for the dead.

November 1st. is a feast day in the Catholic calendar. November 2nd. is a feast day for the souls who have departed.

night of all hallows, english walpurgistnacht. celebration sometimes of latter-day martyrs that demised before america was discovered