Java for Jesus Halloween Page for Christian children and adults
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Where did Halloween Come From?
Irish immigrants in the mid-1800's brought to America
the Halloween customs we're familiar with -- costumes,
trick-or-treat, carved Jack-o-lanterns, etc.
(The Jack-o-lantern is simply an American version of the hollowed out
turnip. The pumpkin did not grow in Ireland and Britain.)
Unfortunately, they also brought "tricks" with them which often involved
breaking windows and over-turning sheds and outhouses.
Links to halloween pages at other sites
Halloween Fun at The Sunday Funnies.com
A terrific on-line 'comic book' illustration for the children.
A Christian's Review Of Halloween
Carve a pumpkin @ Ben and Jerry's
Virtual Pumpkin Patch
Children's Ministry Ideas and Resources for Teaching Children about Halloween
- Book: Halloween, Is It for Real? by Harold Myra
- Book: The Pumpkin Patch Parable by Liz Curtis Higgs
- Book: Mommy, Why Don't We Celebrate Halloween? by Linda Hacon Winwood
- Book: Let's Shine Jesus' Light on Halloween by Diane Stortz
Devotional/Sermon/Teaching Ideas
- Article: Halloween in Light of the Scriptures
- Article: What Does the Bible Say About. . .?
- Article: When Good People Disagree - uses Halloween as a case study in conflict
- Article: Pumpkin Evangelism
- Book: The Pumpkin Gospel by Mary Manz Simon (for ages 3 and up)
- Book: The Pumpkin Patch Parable by Liz Curtis Higgs (for children)
- Idea: The Pumpkin Gospel
- Leaflet: Halloween Leaflet - Light-Up-the-Night
- Leaflet: Halloween Leaflet - Buried Treasure
- Tracts: Halloween Tracts
- Tracts: Chick Tracts: Turn Halloween Into a Night of Evangelism (ideas could be used with their tracts or other tracts)
Halloween Alternatives
- Article: 5 Fun Halloween Alternatives
- Article: What to Do About Halloween
- Article: 100 Ideas for a Fall Family Festival
- Article: The ABCs (and 123s!) of Planning a Fall Festival
- Article: Five Halloween Alternatives: Fun ways to change the focus of this day
- Article: Consider These Halloween Alternatives
- Article: Halloween Ideas
- Article: The Halloween Holiday
- Article: Halloween Alternatives
- Article: Christian Alternatives to Halloween
- Article: Halloween Alternative Ideas for Family Fun
- Book: Halloween: What's a Christian to Do? by Steve Russo
- Book: The Un-Halloween Book: A Complete Fall Festival for Children's Ministry
- Book: Redeeming Halloween by Kim Wier,
History of Halloween
- Article: A Christian Perspective on the Holiday: History Page
- Article: Christians and Halloween: The Pagan Origin of Halloween
- Article: The History of Halloween -- It's Probably Not What You Think
- Book: Facts on Halloween: What Christians Need to Know by John Ankerberg & John Weldon
- Article: The Dark Side of Halloween
- Article: The Occult Connection
- Cassette: Halloween: Invitation to the Occult? - Audiobook on Cassette by Chuck Missler
- DVD: Halloween: Trick Or Treat? by Jeremiah Films
- Article: Christians and Halloween
- Article: Halloween for Christians?
- Article: Should Christians participate in the Halloween holiday?
- Article: What to Do About Halloween? Dr. James Dobsons Perspective
- Article: Happy Halloween? Is there any good reason for a Christian to celebrate it?
- Article: A Look at Halloween
- Article: Can Halloween Be an Entirely Innocent Practice?
- Article: Saints, Symbols and Celebrations: A New Perspective on Halloween
- Article: What Does the Bible Say About Halloween?
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