tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765150.post113053811609057377..comments2023-07-22T07:01:50.066-07:00Comments on Golden State Woman: Thoughts on Halloween CostumesDeborah Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07681456264047358861noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5765150.post-1131180653757110802005-11-05T00:50:00.000-08:002005-11-05T00:50:00.000-08:00My husband and I wrestled with this a lot. I grew ...My husband and I wrestled with this a lot. I grew up in a family that didn't celebrate any holidays with pagan roots, and now we do celebrate Christmas and Easter, with carefully-chosen symbols and celebrations that capitalize on the newer, Christian meanings of the holidays.<BR/><BR/>But Halloween is one that everyone recognizes, even in today's culture, as a celebration of evil. <BR/><BR/>So, we haven't made a big deal out of it (and we do hand out candy if we happen to be home and kids ring the doorbell despite the fact that the front porch isn't lit). But we don't go out of our way to take part in it. We're not really interested in celebrating darkness, evil, scariness and horror. <BR/><BR/>We do try to provide other opportunities throughout the year for our kids to dress up in fun, cute costumes.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.com