Halloween Confessional
I have a confession. I don’t like Halloween.
I imagine it was a nice enough holiday half my life ago, but right now, I think it’s stupid. I call it a Third Tier holiday.
1st tier – Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter.
2nd tier – New Years Eve, Valentines Day, 4th of July,
3rd tier- MLK Day, Presidents Day, Halloween
Someone, somewhere about 800 years ago was bored in their garage, wanted something to do, so they figured they’d invent a holiday. 50 pounds of candy, four broken windows, and rumor of another round of witch-trials, and they had a winner: Trick-or-Treat.
But! Halloween can be redeemed! Because today, 492 years ago, Martin Luther published his 95 Theses, kicking off the biggest shift in Christian history, the Reformation. Talk about worth celebrating! Anyway, call me crazy, but it made my day. Enjoy the Mini-Snickers.
