October 31 has a long history of witchcraft, the demonic, and a focus on death. This was not an appropriate celebration for Christians, since Christ had triumphed over “death, hell and the grave”. Their boast was, “Oh death, where is your victory? Oh grave, where is your sting” (I Cor 15:55). So, November 1 was set as All Saints’ Day to celebrate, not the dead, but those who died in Christ and our connection to them. So, the night before All Saint’s Day was called Hallowed Eve (Halloween) by the church. It was to be a holy evening to prepare to celebrate all saints. Christians can look at death’s terror party and call it a holy evening, because Christ has taken the terror out of death.
