I mentioned the Halloween: Trick or Treat? video last year and wanted to give you an idea of the type of stories and facts that are presented in it. There are interviews with witches, satanists and also law officials. I highly encourage anyone interested in learning more about the origins and types of satanic activities that happen on Halloween.The occult rituals seen in the video are real and not re-enactments and therefore are not suitable for young children. If you want a video for children to watch try this one, Halloween: Have you been tricked?Some people will argue that it is innocent fun and that in today's society Halloween shows no resemblance to it's pagan origins. I, however, strongly disagree. There are many people who witness these demonic rituals every year. We just choose to disguise them with candy and costumes and pretend they don't exist. I know how easy it it to believe this because I celebrated in the "innocent" holiday for 18 years but through the grace of God, my eyes were opened to the true nature of that day. I know many families don't allow their children to dress up in scary costumes and try to avoid the "darkness" of the day but by your having to do that shouldn't that be enough of a sign to prove that there are evil things happening that day? I even know Orthodox families that have their children dress up like biblical characters or saints and forgive me for saying this but isn't it more important to teach our children to act like saints rather than dress up like them to justify participating in a satanic holiday?We as Orthodox Christians need to ask ourselves who we serve. Does the Bible say anything that would make it ok to partake in this celebration? How about our saints or holy fathers--would they condone participating in a holiday where skeletons, witches, graveyards and vampires abound? Yes, there are some cutesy costumes but are those what you see hanging in every storefront or porch? No.

"And what communion does light have with darkness? And what accord has Christ with Belial?" 2 Corinthians 6:14-15

St. Kosmas of Aitolos said, "Life is spiritual warfare. If you're not fighting--you're losing." This is something we need to remind ourselves of often in today's society.