{"id":290,"date":"2010-10-28T15:06:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/10\/christianity-sunday-oct-31-holyween-or-halloween.html"},"modified":"2010-10-28T15:06:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T15:06:00","slug":"christianity-sunday-oct-31-holyween-or-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2010\/10\/christianity-sunday-oct-31-holyween-or-halloween.html","title":{"rendered":"Christians + Sunday Oct. 31 = Holyween, not Halloween?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/2010\/10\/fun-friday-catholics-campaign-to-reclaim-halloween.html\">happen to be a big fan of Halloween<\/a>, but plenty of people &#8212; particularly some Christians &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.religionlink.com\/topic_101028.php\">see the holiday as all trick, no treat<\/a>. And with Oct. 31 falling on a Sunday this month, it seems the debate has gotten even scarier, with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2010\/10\/27\/la-parish-bans-halloween-_n_774945.html\">Louisiana parish even going so far as to ban it this year.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some other related links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/religion.blogs.cnn.com\/2010\/10\/28\/trick-or-treating-debate-saturday-or-sunday\/\">Trick or Treat Debate: Saturday or Sunday? <\/a>(CNN)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.religionnews.com\/index.php?\/rnstext\/on_halloween_sunday_some_opt_for_all_saints_parties\/\">On Halloween Sunday, some opt for All Saints&#8217; alternative parties<\/a> (RNS)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/us.rd.yahoo.com\/dailynews\/rss\/religion\/*http:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/s\/afp\/20101027\/lf_afp\/italyholidayhalloweenreligionoffbeat\">Catholic group shuns Halloween for &#8216;Holyween&#8217; <\/a>(AFP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calgaryherald.com\/life\/Mormon+towns+plan+celebrate+Halloween+early\/3655745\/story.html#ixzz12AVzdF4E\">Mormon towns plan to celebrate Halloween a day early <\/a>(Calgary Herald)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bonus: <a href=\"save-\">Check out this vintage (2006) GetReligion post about slutty Halloween costumes<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>From my perspective, I see the treat bag half full here: all the alternative fun being planned for Friday and Saturday means we get a three-day Halloween weekend!<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Share your thoughts in the Comments section below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\">*<a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=beliefnet\/beliefbeat\">Click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>subscribe to Belief Beat<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/a>and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/beliefbeat\">click here to<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><strong>follow Belief Beat on Twitter.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I happen to be a big fan of Halloween, but plenty of people &#8212; particularly some Christians &#8212; see the holiday as all trick, no treat. 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