“And have no fellowship with
the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them]. For it is a
shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.” Ephesians 5: 11,12
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Ancient Druids.
Many
Christians celebrate holidays, such as Halloween, without thinking about
their origins or true meaning. It is impossible to separate Halloween
from the Druids because they originated the “holiday.” For several
hundred years before Christ, the Celts inhabited what is now France,
Germany, England, Scotland and Ireland. Celtic priests were called
Druids. These people were eventually conquered by the Romans.
Information about the Celts and Druids comes from Caesar and the Roman
historians, Greek writings from about 200 B.C., and very early records
found in Ireland. Greek and Roman writings about the Druids dwell
heavily on their frequent and barbaric human sacrifices. The ancient
Irish texts say little about human sacrifices, but detail the Druids’
use of magic to raise storms, lay curses on places, kill by the use of
spells, and create magical obstacles.
Druids worshipping the Devil at Stonehenge
Human Sacrifices. Davies,
however, a 16th century writer who traced his family lineage directly
back to Druid priests who fought against Caesar, clearly describes the
human sacrifices of his ancestors and the secret sacrifices still
performed regularly by the Druids of his time. By 47 A.D., Rome finally
defeated the Druids in Britain and outlawed human sacrifices. The few
remaining Druids went underground. Today a growing group of people
claiming to be of direct Druid descent, still practice their religion,
including human sacrifice. Those in England still perform ceremonies at
Stonehenge.
Druids starting
bonfires to give homage and worship to their pagan gods. This included
the burning of animals and crops to appease thier deities.
November 1st was the Celtic
new year. October 31st was celebrated by the Druids with many human
sacrifices and a festival honoring their sun god and Samhain, the lord
of the dead. They believed that the sinful souls of those who died
during the year were in a place of torment, and would be released only
if Samhain was pleased with their sacrifices.
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Monks Fascinated
By Druids. rish records tell of the fascination the Catholic monks had
with the powerful Druids, and Druids soon became important members of
their monasteries. Pope Gregory the Great decided to incorporate the
Druids’ holiday into the church. He made the proclamation, “They are no
longer to sacrifice beasts to the devil, but they may kill them for food
to the praise of God, and give thanks to the giver of all gifts for His
bounty.” Pope Gregory III moved the church festival of October 31st to
November 1st and called it All Hallows or All Saints’ Day. Pope Gregory
IV decreed that the day was to be a universal church observance. The
term Halloween comes from All Hallows Eve.
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The founding fathers of America
refused to permit the holiday to be observed because they knew it was a
pagan holiday. Halloween was not widely celebrated in the U.S. until
about 1900. In the 1840′s there was a terrible potato famine in Ireland
which sent thousands of Catholic Irish to America. They brought
Halloween with them. The modern custom of going from door to door asking
for food and candy goes back to the time of the Druids. They believed
that sinful, lost souls were released upon the earth by Samhain for one
night on October 31st while they awaited their judgment. They were
thought to throng about the houses of the living and were greeted with
banquet-laden tables. People greatly feared these spirits and thought
that the spirits would harm and even kill them if the sacrifices they
gave did not appease Samhain. They carved demonic faces into pumpkins or
large turnips, placing a candle in them to keep the evil spirits away
from their homes.
The modern custom of going
from door to door asking for food and candy goes back to the time of the
Druids. They believed that sinful, lost souls were released upon the
earth by Samhain for one night on October 31st while they awaited their
judgment. They were thought to throng about the houses of the living and
were greeted with banquet-laden tables. People greatly feared these
spirits and thought that the spirits would harm and even kill them if
the sacrifices they gave did not appease Samhain. They carved demonic
faces into pumpkins or large turnips, placing a candle in them to keep
the evil spirits away from their homes.
The tradition of bobbing for
apples and giving out nuts came from a Roman addition to the Druidic New
Year’s eve. The Romans worshiped Pomona who was the goddess of the
harvest. They combined their harvest festival to Pomona with Halloween.
Very little archeological evidence of the Druids has been found, but
there is excellent agreement between the Roman and Irish documents. Both
clearly state that the knowledge of the Druids was never committed to
writing but passed from generation to generation by oral teaching. This
was to protect their secrets. In his writings, Davies indicates that he
came under much persecution by his family for putting in writing his
information about Druids. The same is true today. Nothing is put into
writing. The Druids continue on secretly with much the same traditions.
The widespread problem of
harmful substances such as razor blades, drugs, poisons, needles, etc.
being placed in the Halloween treats here in America is no accident.
Testimonies of several ex-Satanists show that these children killed and
injured by the “treats” are sacrifices to Satan (or Samhain). Satanists
throughout the world continue to perform human sacrifices on Halloween.
Is this something you want YOUR child to participate in?” source – Chick Publications
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