Halloween in a Catholic School
Channel: SignificantArt
Date: 23/10/2023

Concerning the celebration of Halloween in a Catholic school during regular school hours, we kindly ask the school to:

·   please change the celebration to All Saints Eve or a Holly-ween party instead of Halloween, or
 
·  to hold the celebration after regular mandatory school hours, or
 
·  to inform the school body that anyone who does not wish to celebrate Halloween due to religious reasons (the Catechism of the Catholic Church cf. CCC 2210-211 and the Holy Bible in John 1:11, Isaiah 5:20, Ephesians 5:11, Wisdom 1:13, 1 Corinthians 8:9, and Matthew 18:6) may stay home without the penalty of an absence mark in their school records. 

Catholic schools should avoid those things that are    contrary to the Catholic faith. The Catechism of the Catholic Church clearly states that it is wrong to celebrate, to imitate and to glamorize anything involving superstition, witches, witchcraft, sorcery, divinations, magic, and the occult (cf. CCC 2210-2117).
Celebrating Halloween in a Catholic school blurs the                distinctions between good and evil, by favoring a pagan tradition of celebrating death over a Catholic holiday of celebrating eternal life: All Saints Eve. “Because God did not make death, nor does he rejoice in the destruction of the living.” Wis 1:13. Celebrating Halloween acts directly against the Catechism of the Catholic Church and against God’s Word revealed in the Holy Bible. 
Children are thought to imitate evil by dressing in            Halloween costumes and by endorsing Halloween                      decorations, imagery and traditions.
God tells us “Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good..." John 1:11
“... Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.” Romans 12:9

God also tells us in Isaiah 5:20 that irreligious traditions and practices, should not be excused under the pretense of "fun".  
"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." Isa 5:20.
in The Holy Bible we are told to avoid anything that appears evil. 
"Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them." Eph 5:11. Abstain from every form of evil. 1 Thes 5:22  
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2116  states "All forms of divination are to be rejected: recourse to Satan or        demons, conjuring up the dead or other practices falsely           supposed to 'unveil' the future. Consulting horoscopes,               astrology, palm reading, interpretation of omens and lots, the phenomena of clairvoyance, and recourse to mediums all  conceal a desire for power over time, history, and, in the last analysis, other human beings, as well as a wish to     conciliate hidden powers. They contradict the honor,        respect, and loving fear that we owe to God alone." (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2116)
Celebrating Halloween in a Catholic School is a stumbling block in children's faith. It is inappropriate because it contradicts Catholic Education and the Holy Bible.
“Be careful, however, that the exercise of your rights does not               become a stumbling block to the weak.”  1 Cor 8:9.
 and again in 
“If anyone causes one of these little ones--those who believe in me--to stumble, it would be better for them to have.....)” Mat 18:6:
Father Gretchen Filz in "A Catholic's Guide to Halloween"  advises: "To avoid superstition and any negative influence of the occult, Halloween should not be honored or celebrated apart from Catholic truth of All Saints Day."
Holding a Halloween party during regular school hours entices children into imitating and glamorizing death, gore, superstition and magic. It forces  them into acting against the Catechism of the Catholic church and against the Holy Bible
Let us celebrate All Saints Eve or Holly-ween by dressing up as Saints and implementing Catholic games, attractions, music and fun. Please share this video with everyone you can. 
Thank you, and may God bless you all.