Lesson 71: All Hallows Eve 110420

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Lesson 71: All Hallows Eve 110420
11/04/2020
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01.) Deuteronomy 12:1, 32 (Don't add to or take away from God's commandments).
02.) Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Halloween
Halloween, contraction of All Hallows’ Eve, a holiday observed on October 31, the evening before All Saints’ (or All Hallows’) Day. The celebration marks the day before the Western Christian feast of All Saints and initiates the season of Allhallowtide, which lasts three days and concludes with All Souls’ Day. In much of Europe and most of North America, observance of Halloween is largely nonreligious.
03.) Note - There is no "All Hallows Eve", no "All Saints Day", no "feast of All Saints", no "Allhallowtide", and no "All Souls Day" written in the bible.
Leviticus 23 lists all of God's Holy Days.
Leviticus 23:1-6, 10, 16, 23-24, 27, 34, 36 (Feasts of the Lord).
04.) Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Halloween
Halloween had its origins in the festival of Samhain among the Celts of ancient Britain and Ireland. On the day corresponding to November 1 on contemporary calendars, the new year was believed to begin. That date was considered the beginning of the winter period, the date on which the herds were returned from pasture and land tenures were renewed.
05.) Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Samhain
Samhain, (Celtic: “End of Summer”)also spelled Samain, in ancient Celtic religion, one of the most important and sinister calendar festivals of the year. At Samhain, held on November 1, the world of the gods was believed to be made visible to humankind, and the gods played many tricks on their mortal worshippers; it was a time fraught with danger, charged with fear, and full of supernatural episodes. Sacrifices and propitiations of every kind were thought to be vital, for without them the Celts believed they could not prevail over the perils of the season or counteract the activities of the deities. Samhain was an important precursor to Halloween.
06.) Exodus 12:1-3, 6-8, 11-15 (Lord's Passover in the beginning of months).
07.) Exodus 13:1-4 (Abib, the first month of the year).
08.) Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Halloween
During the Samhain festival the souls of those who had died were believed to return to visit their homes, and those who had died during the year were believed to journey to the otherworld. People set bonfires on hilltops for relighting their hearth fires for the winter and to frighten away evil spirits, and they sometimes wore masks and other disguises to avoid being recognized by the ghosts thought to be present. It was in those ways that beings such as witches, hobgoblins, fairies, and demons came to be associated with the day. The period was also thought to be favourable for divination on matters such as marriage, health, and death.
09.) Ecclesiastes 9:2-6, 12 (The dead know nothing).
10.) John 6:39-40, 44, 54 (Jesus raises the dead at the last day).
11.) Exodus 22:18 (Don't suffer a witch to live).
12.) Galatians 5:19-21 (Witches shall not enter the kingdom of God).
13.) Deuteronomy 18:10-13 (Witches and divination are an abomination to the Lord).
14.) Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Halloween
When the Romans conquered the Celts in the 1st century ce, they added their own festivals of Feralia, commemorating the passing of the dead, and of , the goddess of the harvest.
15.) Britannica.com
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Parentalia-Roman-religious-festival#ref269429
Feralia
Parentalia
Roman religious festival
Parentalia, Roman religious festival held in honour of the dead. The festival, which began at noon on February 13 and culminated on February 21, was essentially a private celebration of the rites of deceased family members. It was gradually extended, however, to incorporate the dead in general. During the days of the festival, all temples were closed and no weddings could be performed. On the last day a public ceremony, the Feralia, was held, during which offerings and gifts were placed at the graves and the anniversary of the funeral feast was celebrated.
16.) 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 (Remember Jesus' death (the Passover)).
17.) Leviticus 19:1-4, 26-28 (No cuttings in your flesh for the dead).
18.) BennysPlace.com
http://bennysplace.com/oneworld/romans-festival-pomona/
The Romans and The Festival of Pomona
The Romans successfully conquered the majority of the Celtic lands of modern day Great Britain in approximately 43AD. With them they brought their own traditions and customs. It has been widely referenced that the Roman festival of Pomona combined with the Celtic festival of Samhain. The festival was dedicated to Pomona, the goddess of fruits and was held around November 1st. Being the goddess of the orchards and of the harvest, the feast of Pomona included nuts and apples. It is because of this reference, any Halloween tradition involving apples is often attributed to the Pomonia or the feast of Pomona.
Unfortunately, there is no evidence of any Pomona festival on any of the old Roman calendars. While one cannot categorically disprove the existence of a Pomona festival, it does seem unlikely. Still it is rather romantic to believe that as we enjoy our apple cider or bobbing for apples we are enjoying the influences of ancient Rome.
19.) Jeremiah 35:12-13, 15, 17 (Have no other gods).