Halloween and the Shutting of the Ark

Is the origin of Halloween, demonic or holy? We can find its origin in the opening, entering and closing of the ark in the bible.

I believe the church can use Halloween as an opportunity to teach children about the story of Noah and other biblical figures as well as observing it as a Day of Goodwill. Understanding the importance of the story and journey of the ark is important to understanding most events in the bible especially the ministry of Jesus and John the Baptist. Knowing the importance of the mask in the ancient world and its place in the bible is also important.

Based on the results of a parallel study, all of the ancient world observed Halloween as holy, and its observance includes taking care of the poor and or chasing away evil spirits. How did this sacred tradition change from sacred to secular? 

Is this day rooted in the shutting of the Ark of Noah which takes place during the week of Halloween. Genesis 7? If you want to know how I arrived at this date see my video below and contact me in the comment section on this, you tube video if you have more questions.

 The words to define for this study are:

Sacred

Secular

Rituals

Traditions

Veil

Saints

Souls 

Mask 

2nd month 

Zodiac

ORIGINS

We believe Halloween is rooted in gifting the poor, 2 things that we want to keep in mind is the similarities between Halloween, thanksgiving Christmas and Easter: all four holidays gift the poor with food. One of the common traditions of Halloween, Easter and Christmas is giving treats to children. I don't know where the trick part came from.

The wearing of mask is a practice of the ancient world pre-Western civilization and can be seen in the cultures of what is left of that world that was uprooted by the Moors and European religions. Let's look to the bible to examine the origin of mask. In the book of Job, the saints that Job prayed to are older than the Saints of Christianity as well as the saints in the book of Acts. The only saints in the ancient world are the saints of the first civilization of Africa and their images are reflected in the mask. The mask represented ancient spirits of goodwill and chaos. The witches, goblins and skeletons seem to be European in origin and this would include movie characters but in the ancient world the mask represented good and evil. 

Some people will say that these are graven images but before we judge Halloween through the Lense of the laws of Moses, we should be clear that Jehovah used graven images and therefore this scripture or law should be examined for more clarity before we continue to use it to denounce Halloween. 

Along with Halloween are two sacred days, one is the day we honor the heroes, founders or martyrs and the other a day when we remember the loved ones or the commoners who have died. I would say. 

THE MASK

The vail

Mask Exodus 34:33-34 

Moses wore a vail the name of the Latin word for vail is Cornutam, the Greek is Kalumma and the meaning is Horned Mask, the Hebrew is Massekah as in Mask.

The veil 

that separates humans from the spiritual

According to the New York Daily News dot com during the period of Halloween there is a veil separating us from the spirit world, this veil si said to be at it thinnest, making it easier to connect with those whose life has ended on this earth. 

But what does this have to do with the bible? The Jewish people call this period Yizkor and it can be found in the book of Deuteronomy 15-16 chapter. However, this is a moveable date, but Halloween is a fixed date as I believe All Saints Eve, All Soul Eve observed. by the Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant churches are the same.

We need to find out more about what is called Yizkor, also known as  Yahrzeit or to try and determine if it was given by God Moses or adapted by the priest of Israel during the migration or taught to Moses by the Afro-Pharaohs. 

I don't know if mask are a part of their tradition but their rituals do include lighting candles in memory, something observed by some Christian denominations and the Catholic Churches All saint's day and all soul's day.  During this period most of the people of the ancient world are participating in some tradition or ritual and because the descendants of slave trade are ancient people it only makes sense that they would have engage in some ritual and celebration during this period. 

The Mexican Day of the Dead - Dia De Los Muertos

According to the result if internet searches, the Mexican day of the Dead is originally Dia de Los Muertos and has been celebrated by Mexicans for over 3000 years. Keep in mind the rulers of Mexico were the Olmecs who had facial features of what my generation would call Negros and were considered ancient people most of who believed nothing died and honored memories some even brought food for the soul of the ancestor.

3 days of festivals observed by the ruling class of ancient Sudan and Egypt during the Old Testament included the symbols of a war goddess, a spirit that assisted the deceased in the afterlife, resurrection and fertility were celebrated, they are the cat named Basat, Ra (the sun)  Sekmet (War) Hathor (resurrection and fertility).

EUROPEAN RITUALS

Dressing up as ghost etc... was started by Celts, Irish and Scotts. Prior to their arrival into the US the country did the country celebrate this period, did the Native Africans or Native Indians, I will leave that up to you to discover. Please share your findings.

African tradition adopted with new rituals and dates by the Hebrews

Yizkor is recited after the morning Torah reading on Yom Kippur, on the last day of Passover and Shavuot, and on the seventh day of Succot, called Shemini Atzeret. according to the internet.

The main component of Yizkor is our private pledge to give charity following the holiday in honor of the deceased. By giving charity, we are performing a positive physical deed in this world, something that the departed can no longer do.

The name Succoth is similar to the ancient deity named Sekhmet of whom Moses would be familiar with as a Prince of Africa (Egypt and grandson of an Afro-Pharoah). 

Whatever the origins Of Halloween let's keep in mind that the day is rooted in charity, so people give sweets, and some give money and most important people have fun! This is in line with the traditions of the Ancient when the children of Africa ruled, observing the ancestors with secular traditions and ending with the sacred traditions as seen in Halloween, All saint's day and All souls Day.