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no more Halloween?
| Tue, 10-26-2004 - 2:53pm |
Recently in the local news here, a school district came under attack for "cancelling Halloween." They argued that it was offensive to Wiccans.
Now, I just got a note from my daughter's new school that they are having their "Halloween" celebration on Friday, but no costumes are allowed and there are to be no witches or ghost decorations of any kind.
So...what's the point?

I guess that's up there with our kids not being allowed to have Christmas parties at school anymore, and for the "holiday" program, only singing winter songs.
WHY??? Why are we always so freaking worried that someone out there might be offended by our freedom???
In Andi's school years going back 11 years now as far as I recall, they haven't called it "Halloween" at school, they call it the "fall festival" or
I can totally understand the spring and winter thing, as not every one is of Christian faith, but I think Halloween is taking it a bit too far.
At least the school should get its act together...they had a skate party sponsored by PTA last week where all kids were asked to come in costume to get a special treat, but now it's not allowed. What EVER.
(it's the kid in me protesting, as halloween is my favorite holiday)
And I don't understand the Christmas and Easter thing because MOST of the things associated with Christmas (the tree, stockings, Santa, reindeer, Frosty the Snowman) has absolutely NOTHING to do with Christ, at all, but are all pagan rituals. Same thing with Easter. Where actually the entire celebration - including the sunrise service, the new clothes, the bunny, the eggs and the ham all are part of pagan rituals. If I, as a Christian, am able to get over that those things are all pagan, then they should be able to get over my Mary and Joseph song or whatever.
And I know several wiccans. They all love Halloween. This is just hogwash. I have a feeling this is coming from the Fundies who don't want anything to do with Halloween and they are pinning the blame elsewhere.
I don't really like Halloween. I don't like Santa Claus, and I HATE the Easter bunny. But it's for kids, they don't know the difference, and it should be fun. Period.
Ok - climbing off my soap box now!
Mindy
http://cosmosandcranium.blogspot.com/
Actually, my son's second grade class is having a Halloween play on Friday and I was shocked beyond words that the school let the teacher do it. They're even wearing costumes. It's based on a book, "The Big Pumpkin" so maybe that's why and maybe none of the parents in that particular class have objected. But i was sooo surprised they were able to do this.
Tara
APPLAUDS wildly!!!!!!!! YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mindy
http://cosmosandcranium.blogspot.com/
But it's for kids, they don't know the difference, and it should be fun. Period....Absolutely! Halloween is my least favorite, and we didn't trick or treat as kids (because I was raised by parents who were paranoid about celebrating this holiday...they've since gotten over it, as have I) but we went on hayrides and had harvest festivals and the like. It WAS fun. CELEBRATING things is fun. Having a day different from the rest is exciting. I may not like some of the history behind our customs (and like you Mindy, that means EVERY holiday has a few traditions that come from beliefs that I don't hold do), but Tyler doesn't care. He just has a great time, and I enjoy watching HIS joy.
AND....I second that yes yes yes! on Tara's excellent
Mel
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