Why We Don't Celebrate Halloween

Solverus Academy · Christian Preschool

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Our position

As a Christian school, Solverus Academy does not celebrate Halloween. Instead, each fall we hold a week-long "Fall for Jesus" festival full of games, crafts, Bible stories, and pumpkin-patch fun.

This decision isn't about being legalistic, spoiling anyone's fun, or holding children back from good things. Many of us enjoyed Halloween growing up. But we can't in good conscience celebrate a holiday that so openly celebrates what is dark, frightening, and opposed to God. Scripture calls us to rejoice in what is good, noble, holy, and true, and we want our classrooms to reflect that.

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We know that Christian families come to different convictions on this, and we respect each family's choices at home. Below is why we've made this choice for our school.

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Why we made this choice

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1. God calls us to pure worship

God told His people not to borrow the worship practices of the nations around them: "You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way" (Deuteronomy 12:31). Halloween's roots are tied to ancient pagan customs about the dead and the spirit world, and we don't want to blend those customs with our faith.

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2. God calls us to stay out of darkness

Today's Halloween centers on witches, ghosts, zombies, and other figures tied to death and the occult. The Bible tells us to "have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness" (Ephesians 5:11) and warns plainly against witchcraft (Deuteronomy 18:10–13; Isaiah 8:19).

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Scripture also reminds us that "Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light" (2 Corinthians 11:14), so darkness can look harmless or even cute. Young children take in everything around them, and we want what they absorb at school to point them toward Jesus.

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3. God calls us to fill our minds with what is good

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind" (Romans 12:2).

"Whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things." (Philippians 4:8)

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That is the kind of celebration we want to give our children.

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What we celebrate instead: Fall for Jesus

Every year during the last week of October, our students enjoy "Fall for Jesus in the Pumpkin Patch," a week-long fall festival centered on God's goodness.

 

The week includes:

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• Fall games and crafts for every age group

• Bible stories and memory verses

• Time exploring in the pumpkin patch​

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Enrolled families receive the full schedule from their campus director each fall.

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Our heart for your children

"Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 19:14)

Thank you for your support and for trusting us with your children. Our prayer is that the name of Jesus Christ will be glorified through our ministry as we plant seeds of the gospel and God's Word in their hearts and minds.

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