Here are your show notes for today’s class:
DEFINITIONS:
Halloween
Halloween (Wikipedia)
‘pagan’
Paganism (Wikipedia)
Celts
Celts (Wikipedia)
Druid
Druid (Wikipedia)
WHY DO WE CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN?
Why Do We Celebrate Halloween?
History of Halloween
HOW HAS HALLOWEEN CHANGED?
Halloween Timeline: How the Holiday Has Changed Over the Centuries
From pagan rituals to costumes and candy corn, discover how Halloween—and its associated traditions—has evolved through the ages.
How was Halloween invented? Once a Celtic pagan tradition, the holiday has evolved to let kids and adults try on new identities
IS HALLOWEEN A CHRISTIAN HOLIDAY?
Is the Origin of Halloween Rooted in a Pagan Holiday?
THE CATHOLIC ROOTS OF HALLOWEEN:
How Did a Pagan Holiday Become a ‘Christian’ Celebration?
How the Early Catholic Church Christianized Halloween
After the Romans conquered ancient Celtic realms, pagan traditions were adopted into a holiday honoring Catholic saints.
The Catholic roots of Halloween, the Vigil of All Saints’ Day
Although Halloween has been embraced by the secular world, its foundations are firmly rooted in Catholic tradition. Dr Malcolm Brown of the Alcuin Institute for Catholic Culture explains the significance of All Hallows’ Eve.
How Halloween can be redeemed
Halloween 2023
THE PAGAN ORIGINS OF HALLOWEEN:
History and Origin of Halloween: Our Scary Holiday Beginnings
Samhain
Samhain and the pagan roots of Halloween
What Is Samhain? What to Know About the Ancient Pagan Festival That Came Before Halloween
How Halloween Sprang From an Ancient Pagan Festival
WHO WERE THE CELTIC PEOPLE?
Celt
The Clets (slide presentation)
An Introduction to the Historical Background and Religious Customs of the Celts
CELTIC CONNECTIONS TO ISRAEL:
THE OLD TESTAMENT ROOTS OF CELTIC MYTHOLOGY
THE HEBREW – CELTIC CONNECTION
THE HEBREW – CELTIC CONNECTION
(Language, Cultural and Religious Ties! – A Missing Link In Fulfilled Prophecy)
Chapter Ten – Celtic-Saxon Israel Moves into Northwest Europe, British Isles
Early Hebraic Practices of the Celtic Peoples
WHAT ABOUT THE DRUIDS?
Druid (ancient Celtic culture)
Beliefs, practices, and institutions
Druids and Israel
Druids, Dan, and Levi.
PAGAN INFLUENCES ON THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH:
Pagan Influence upon Roman Catholicism
The pagan origins of three Catholic practices
ROMAN CATHOLICISM LED THE WAY FOR CHRISTIAN ADOPTION OF PAGAN WAYS:
Celebrating Death: Halloween, Paganism, and the Bible
Why Do Christian Holidays Have Pagan Roots?
When trying to convert people from a pagan religion to Christianity, they noticed some push-back when it came to certain traditions and pagan holidays, so they tried to compromise and give them the best of both worlds.
