Halloween in the Philippines
 

I have always despised all the hooplah about Halloween in the U.S., but in the Philippines, it is especially dark and creepy. They spend the night in the cemetery, drinking and communicating with their dead ancestors. They even take a bone of a dead person and use it for sorcery.

So, as much as I don't like Halloween in the U.S., I would prefer it any day over Halloween over here!! Freaky.

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wierd, but reminds me of the catholic church in a way, are they catholic?

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Oh yeah....95 percent Catholic.

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I agree. Give me pumpkins and trick or treaters any day over what's been mentioned here. Creepy.

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We tend to forget the strong Christian presence in America in spite of the liberal godless agenda trying to take over.

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:stars:stars:stars



I have 2,000 posts. :happydance

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congrats :happydance

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I do know that there is a dark underside to Halloween in the United States as well. It is still a day on which great evils are performed, Satan is glorified, and there are sorceries practiced. Black cats are vulnerable, and animal shelters will not adopt them out during the month of October, and recomend that people take extra care of them for the month. These things are all tragic facts about the hidden American Halloween.

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I don't know what others did, but Gail, myself, and our boys enjoyed scaring the trick or treaters!

Our boys.
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I have two workers in the Philippines - no wonder they haven't responded to my emails - they're hanging out in the graveyard. Creepy - they do something similar in Guatemala.

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In most countries, this time of year is considered one of the four most important. They say that at the spring and fall equinox and the summer and winter solistice the veil between the visible and invisible are at its thinnest. It is a time to give honor to the spirits and the departed as they can be manifest at this time. Sadly this is still seen in majority Catholic countries and the U.S. where people from those countries have moved. This is why we have Cinco de Mayo (Day of the Dead I believe) celebrations. The Catholic Church never removed the pagan from the people.

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Cinco de Mayo is in May and has to do with a Mexican battle. Dia de los Muertos is Day of the Dead.

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I just don't like Halloween at all, or anything about it. I just feel like it glorifies the dark side of life - ghosts, witchcraft, sorcery, etc. All things that God said to leave alone. I think knowing what happens in other cultures during this season has always made us even more hard against it.

Anyway, I know a lot of Christians participate in it, but I just can't. I think the whole thing is uber-creepy.

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I knew Cinco De Mayo was in May, but I could not remember the other day in Spanish. It is currently being celebrated in numerous RCC countries right now. Their rites will finish today. It is a time of rituals with old pagan symbols and ceremonies.

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I am currently struggling with this myself. I do not like the day, nor its ancient ties to evil. However, because of our too slow removal from all things RC during and after the Reformation, we are in a catch 22 where enough of the people in the culture celebrate it with more elaboration, and the church is left to create a response to it.

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Cinco de Mayo. LOL

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No odio al hermano, porque él es blanco y tiene un poco confundido ... jajaja!

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That's funny. You used "blanco."

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:) Compliments of Google Translate...

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Well, technically, yeah. "My" people don't use color to describe ya'll.

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In CA your people are "white," but that does not carry over into Spanish. Down here y'all are Anglos or Americans. In espanish they call ya gringo or los americanos.

In inglés they call me a sellout. In espanish they have called me a "pocho," and I can't repeat the rest.

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Halloween is creepy to me, too. Eh Berkeley, que vato pocho tan vendido, eh?

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horchata

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con o sin canela?

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:toofunny

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cual tu quieres. tengo churros tambien...

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Another good read from Kevin East's blog "Following To Lead" regarding Halloween...

http://followingtolead.com/resources...r-should-i-go/

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ay que rico.

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Aajuuaaa jaaa jaa jaaaiii

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Is that what you say in the graveyard?

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a sound like that would raise the dead to life! :happydance

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**Seguidordejesus puts on a cowboy hat and starts playing the accordion**

Seg <-- :laffatu -- > Berk

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whiskey, not without whiskey.
:foottap

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Ya'll have to cut out the Spanish on this thread unless you are willing to translate for me. I only habla Espanol poquito.:thumbsup

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What language do they speak in that part of the Philippines?

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I once knew a person who was delivered out of a satanic cult. She said if Christians knew what Halloween was really about, they would spend the night in prayer and fasting.

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um, yeah, and that's all that she said, right?

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Most of them can speak English fairly well, but you have to listen closely as the accent is pretty strong. But they all speak Filipinio (Tagalog) and most then speak Cebuyan (sp) in this part, as well as their tribal dialect. I speak none of the above!
A lot of the Filipino national language is much like Spanish though.