They call it harmless. Just costumes, candy, and make-believe. A night of fun where children laugh and streets glow with carved faces and flickering lights. But peel back the mask—and another face stares back.

 

This teaching dives into the true origins of Halloween, long before it was cloaked in innocence. From the ancient rites of Samhain to the church’s attempt to baptize the unholy through “All Hallows’ Eve,” we will uncover what really happens when the world celebrates death, darkness, and demons.

 

Scripture warns us not to mix clean with unclean, light with darkness, holy with profane. So why do so many Christians decorate their homes with things YHWH calls detestable?

 

This isn’t just about costumes—it’s about compromise. And the deeper question still remains: Would YHWH ever call this night holy? Or have we just dressed up sin and called it tradition?