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To Africans Celebrating Halloween, Time You Know What Your Copying (A Must Read) by Justice629(m): 8:02am On Nov 02, 2014
To All This African Celebs Celebrating Halloween, Its Time You know What Your Busy Copying (A Must Read/Video)

(IF YOU ARE AGAINST BABALAWO THEN YOU SHOULD IN NO WAY CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN)
[img]http://1.bp..com/-9UsV2x1x088/VFWoFJwVRYI/AAAAAAAARP4/ZnpA5b2FH94/s1600/aa.png[/img]Madam Stella Don't Mislead People!

I never wanted to meddle into this whole halloween thing because as my name implies (Chi-Chi Nwa' Africa) I celebrate only stuffs that pertains to my African heritage. After discussing with a blogger friend of mine, Agbor and seeing many websites even my admin Ugo posting pictures of African celebs in their costumes. I still let it go because I felt It's still not my business. LOL

But going to Mrs. Stalla's Instagram page and what I saw and peoples comments I still said "none of my business" not until I saw her response to her fans and I knew its time for Chi-Chi to speak. Before I continue read her response below;

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One thing 1st, Madam Stella, you are very WRONG...Please next time do your home-work before you mislead my beautiful Nigerians. STOP copying traditions that you have no inkling the origin.

As an American and a practicing Christian, here is my story and video later;

The Real Meaning of Halloween

It's Not All About The Candy

We know as Christians that we should not celebrate Halloween, but do we know why? When I was a child, Halloween was one of my favorite times of the year. I loved dressing up, going out trick-or-treating, and enjoying the other festivities. Thank God for His Grace! I truly believe that once you come unto the knowledge or revelation of something, you are then responsible. I didn't know then, what I know now. In doing research, getting information from people and gathering information from various sources, my mother and I came across some startling and very eye opening facts about the origins of activities, from what we use to consider a fun and harmless time of the year.

Did you know..............

Trick or treating and wearing costumes were first done by the Druids to keep themselves safe from evil spirits?

Bobbing for Apples was done to obtain favor with the evil spirits. People would kneel around a tub of water filled with apples. The first person to get an apple without using their hands, would have good luck and favor from the spirits for the coming year.

Bonfires originally came from these nights of human and animal sacrifices where they would throw the remains of the bodies into the fire. The next morning all that was left were ashes and bones- thus the name bonefires - bonfires.

If this information is not enough, here are 10 more reasons that Kerby Anderson, an author, broadcaster and CEO of a Christian Think Tank Ministry, gives us.

10 Reasons Christians Should Not Celebrate Halloween

1. October 31st. Has long been known as "The Festival of the Dead." The Celtic tribes and their priests the Druids celebrated this day as a marker for the change from life to death.

2. Halloween today is performed usually by adherents of witchcraft who use the night for their rituals. Witches celebrate Halloween as the "Feast of Samhain" the first feast of the witchcraft year. Being a festival of the dead, Halloween is a time when witches attempt to communicate with the dead through various forms of divination.

3. Christians should not be involved with occultic practice or divination. Note God's command against divination in Deuteronomy 18.

4. Occultist believe Halloween is a time of transition between life and death. Some occult practitioners...believe in lying on the grave and listening to the message from the long departed.

5. Occultist also taught that spirits and ghosts left the grave during this night and would seek out warmth in their previous homes. Villagers, fearful of the possibility of being visited by the ghosts, would dress up in costumes to scare the spirits on their way. They would also leave food and other "treats" at their door to appease the spirits.

6. Occultists also would try to scare away the spirits by carving a scary face into a pumpkin. Sometimes the villagers would light a candle and place it within the pumpkin and use it as a lantern.

7. In some witchcraft covens, the closing ritual includes eating an apple or engaging in fertility rites.

8. Schools are removing any religious significance from Christmas (Winter Break) and Easter (Spring Break). Isn't it ironic that most public schools still celebrate Halloween even though it has occultic origins?

9. Participating in Halloween gives sanction to a holiday the promotes witches, divination, haunted houses and other occultic practices.

10. Christians should not endorse or promote Halloween in any way. "The night is nearly over; the day is almost near. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armour of light." Romans13:12.

Watch video;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28iTm0ZnAXQ

http://www.chichinwaafrica.com/2014/11/to-all-this-african-celebs-celebrating.html?m=1
Re: To Africans Celebrating Halloween, Time You Know What Your Copying (A Must Read) by neily(f): 8:35am On Nov 02, 2014
Hmmmmm, I don't care.
Re: To Africans Celebrating Halloween, Time You Know What Your Copying (A Must Read) by AnodaIT(m): 8:38am On Nov 02, 2014
You don't even know what you are celebrating
Now who is ignorant, O Stella of Damascus
Re: To Africans Celebrating Halloween, Time You Know What Your Copying (A Must Read) by Nobody: 8:40am On Nov 02, 2014
Lol the height of over exaggeration.
Re: To Africans Celebrating Halloween, Time You Know What Your Copying (A Must Read) by Skanas(m): 8:44am On Nov 02, 2014
Nne,everytin centers on wat ya belive...to me ah see halloween as mere costume ish simple...weda its devilish or not is none of my biz...am jst enjoy moisef seein all dem celebs both naija and away spicin demsefs up wit mind blowin costumes
My bst still remains phyno,blue Ivy and North west


#dropsmic!!!

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Re: To Africans Celebrating Halloween, Time You Know What Your Copying (A Must Read) by kudoxs(m): 9:08am On Nov 02, 2014
Seen!

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