Reformation Day

Reclaiming October 31 as a day to celebrate

Next week well-dressed goblins and ghosts will be skirting your neighborhoods demanding treats or threatening tricks. Over the years, many Christians have scratched their chins wondering what to do about this anything-but-Christian occasion. Most believers have this gnawing suspicion that something is definitely wrong with a day devoted to occultish symbols, but are at a loss to know what to do about it.

It doesn't take a specialist on the occult to discover that the day originated in Ireland and Scotland with the Celtic and Druid pagans. They believed the most active night of the spirit world was New Year's Eve, which according to their calendar fell on October 31. On that day every year Chron, the sun god, died. Samhain, their god of the dead, could bring back to life Chron, but only if people would sacrifice innocent blood.

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