of the old pagan rituals persisted, in no small measure because many of them were actually adopted and adapted by the Catholic Church in order to win new converts to Christianity. For this the Church has much to answer for, not so much because they tried to integrate the festival into the Christian calendar back in the mists of time, but because even to the present day they continue to perpetuate the dangerous myth that the celebration of Halloween is simply harmless fun. Many churches even allow Halloween parties in their church halls, thus unwittingly allowing sacred ground to be used for a pagan/Satanist ritual! For this there can be no excuse!
The Middle Ages in particular was a huge growth period for the practice of Satanism and all types of sorcery, witchcraft and black magic. Black masses abounded, and Halloween became one of the most important dates on the Satanist calendar, (along with a Satanist's own birthday) when all the forces of evil gathered together. It is celebrated by Satanists as the actual "devil's birthday", and they believe that Halloween is the time when it is easiest to conjure up evil spirits, demons, and even "Old Nick" himself, as it's the time when the veil between the material and the spirit world is at its thinnest.
If you doubt that Satanism exists in today's modern culture, and still believe that Halloween is simply a harmless kid's festival, then a simple Internet search will soon shatter your illusions. Not since the Middle Ages has Satanism experienced such a massive growth, its most fertile hunting ground being our impressionable young people, who to a large extent feel let down by traditional religion and are turning more and more to "alternative" religions to satisfy their spiritual urges and needs. From "alternative" religions to Satanism and devil worship is a smaller step than you might imagine, and once embroiled with Satanists it is very difficult to escape their clutches!
There are literally countless thousands of well documented cases of evil practices which would appear to reach their zenith around the time of Halloween. Young children are often abducted, or else specially "bred" within Satanist groups, with the sole purpose of using them in a Black Mass which culminates in the ritual sacrifice of the child. Animals are regularly used as sacrifices, which has led to many police forces throughout the world issuing warnings to people to keep a special watch over their pets at this time of the year.
Here's just a small
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