Halloween has become a somewhat controversial holiday. As a matter
of fact, some readers are probably bristling right now because I just called it
a holiday. I have mixed emotions about it. I know Halloween's background is dark.
But I also know that as a kid, its history didn't matter to me and that certainly
wasn't what it meant to me. So today and tomorrow, I'm going to post 5 reasons
to love or not love (sorry, but hate seems a little strong) about Halloween.
Today's all about loving it! So here are my top 5 reasons to love Halloween.
1. Candy - Who doesn't like this? Whether you
should or shouldn't eat it is beside the point.
2. Families doing things together - Parents enjoy seeing their kids
looking so darned cute and showing them off to the neighborhood. And families
spending time together doing something fun is always a plus in my book.
3. Outreach opportunity - Halloween provides a chance for
churches to draw people in for fall festivals and hope. It's also a natural,
informal chance for individuals to distribute some Good News with their candy.
4. Neighbors interacting - I don't know about you, but I know only
a very small fraction of my neighbors. But on Halloween I see neighbors outside
chatting, oohing and ahhing over each other's children, and genuinely getting
to know one another. It's an opportunity to build relationships and build a
community feeling.
5. Imaginations at work - Coming up with costumes allows
children to get creative. It pulls them out of video games, gets them outdoors,
and stimulates their imaginations as they become whoever they're dressed as.
Our kids' best costumes happened when we had the least money and the kids had
to "make something up" out of what they had. Great life training, if
you ask me. What's not to love about that?
So, there
you have it. Halloween isn't all bad! There's plenty to love about it.
What
about you? Do you celebrate Halloween and, if so, how? What do you love about
Halloween?
Linda
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