
As someone of Celtic descent, Halloween is pretty much in my blood, along with second sight, alcoholism, mood swings and remembering battles and oppression that took place a number of centuries ago.
But it's always mystified me why the True Church celebrates something blatantly unchristian. Unlike Christmas and Easter, which are Christianized festivals, Halloween is hardcore pagan... it's about evil, death, the undead.
Granted, we do have a bit of a thing about the dead in our church... baptizing them etc... but celebrating Halloween is plain bizarre for a church. There's no doctrinal justification. Sure, it might be fun, but so's extramarital sex (sometimes), gambling and violating the word of wisdom, and we don't do them officially.
I'm carving out my pumpkin tonight... but I'm fully aware that this isn't Christian, and that's pretty much as far as my heathenism goes.
(Incidentally I hear in the States, dressing as a Mormon missionary is a popular Halloween costume these days. Quelle ironie!)