Down with the ironic death cult of Halloween
Down with the ironic death cult of Halloween
I’ve never been a fan of Halloween. In recent years, as the celebrations have become darker and more gruesome, I have begun to dread its onset.
Part of my aversion comes from my own hidden, pre-modern Calvinist view, in which death is no laughing matter and necromancy is forbidden by God (see Deuteronomy 18:9-13). Forgive my puritanical sensibilities, but I find the whole spectacle ugly, offensive and vaguely sinister. What kind of “party” deliberately terrifies children with images of murder and ruin and treats torture and death as a joke? I look forward to the day when this ironic non-holiday takes the form of Flag Day or Michaelmas Day.
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