There was a thread of similar, but more personal, nature recently on BTS:
www.belowtopsecret.com...
With respect, all human societies since the Neolithic Revolution have had harvest festivals. Hallowe'en is a harvest festival. "Pagans" didn't
invent that. Pre-Christian non-Pagans like Second-Temple Jews had harvest festivals, too. Death and harvest are linked ideas at the primal level where
we think about death and food.
But this article ain't about religion.
The Third Millennium spread of Hallowe'en worldwide is like the spread of MacDonald's. Civilized people everywhere will resist "American Cultural
Imperialism" as best they can. If the Vatican wants to get into the act, good for them.
But it won't change the outcome. People like to play dress up and eat candy, just as they like calling fat, starch and salt a meal. Game over.
Celebrate Hallowe'en at MacDonald's. You know you want to.