Apparently Brazilians take it more seriously than Americans. Here it just a good excuse to have fun and to perhaps annoy a few people. It was great fun when I was a kid. We never connect it with any thing sinister. This is not to say that we don’t have our share of odd balls who may regard it as a day for Satan. But for 99.99 % of us it is just a day of fun. Its a good day to watch Ichabod Crane in the evening and pop some popcorn.
Maybe thats the problem, americans dont take much of anything seriously, look at Christmas, it is popular for most to see it as a time to spend loads of money on gifts, and getting as many gifts as we can…just watch any tv commercial around Christmas time for proof of this, americans are generally conditioned to take the God/ religion out of events and holidays and instead focus on whats popular, getting lots of candy, gifts, etc.
it is how people act on all hallows eve.
Way more than 2% are going to say that their favorite part of Christmas is spending time with extended family. Others like the decorations, songs, and general festive atmosphere. I don’t think very many would say “celebrating the birth of Jesus”, but they’re not as materialistic as you claim.
In any given year, I see way more spidermen and princesses than ghosts. I think I usually went as an astronaut or alien of some kind.
Ghost and Witches I can believeIn reality I don’t know if the children dress-up like devils, skulls, ghosts and witches, but I supposed that because I see something like that in cartoons with Halloween.
I agree with you about Christmas. I just asked my 3 teenagers their favorite part - the boy said presents but both girls said the festive family atmosphere. After we discussed it the boy changed his to our family traditions, which include presents but also salvation army bell ringing, gingerbread house decorating, mass, lots & lots of food, singing carols, etc. etc.Way more than 2% are going to say that their favorite part of Christmas is spending time with extended family. Others like the decorations, songs, and general festive atmosphere. I don’t think very many would say “celebrating the birth of Jesus”, but they’re not as materialistic as you claim.
Sure, holidays in general are commercialized over here (except for maybe Thanksgiving, which is really just about family and food and maybe football), but that doesn’t mean there’s anything intrinsically wrong with dressing up in costumes and getting candy.
In any given year, I see way more spidermen and princesses than ghosts. I think I usually went as an astronaut or alien of some kind.
Yep, that is the common sentiment in the US, maybe that is part of the problem?Halloween is a harmless holiday where kids get candy and dress up. I don’t think anyone takes it seriously - it’s just fun.
It may be different in Brazil…
Part of what problem? I don’t understand.
So I’m quoting this because you stated the problem.
As **mikekle **stated, that is a problem. I looked upon it like that for years. Then I became influenced by evangelical Christianity that sometimes suggests that the very idea of dressing up as goblins etc is problematic for a Christian.
**[Halloween: A Catholic View](http://catholicism.about.com/b/2013/10/24/halloween-a-catholic-view.htm)**If I remember correctly there may be some cross-referencing to the following:
I think that here it is the Hallow E’n before All Saints Day. When is the evening before All Saints day in Brazil?
I agree. Right now I am in my front porch distributing candy to the visiting neighborhood kids. One of them, a little girl, was dressed as Mother Teresa.I agree with you about Christmas. I just asked my 3 teenagers their favorite part - the boy said presents but both girls said the festive family atmosphere. After we discussed it the boy changed his to our family traditions, which include presents but also salvation army bell ringing, gingerbread house decorating, mass, lots & lots of food, singing carols, etc. etc.
Halloween is a harmless holiday where kids get candy and dress up. I don’t think anyone takes it seriously - it’s just fun.
It may be different in Brazil…
This. Although if one is looking for sin, there’s the matter of falling into too many of the leftover “fun size” candy bars…thing is, the “temporal punishment” hits you at the same time!
