{"id":3574,"date":"2017-10-30T19:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T23:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=3574"},"modified":"2017-10-30T15:49:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T19:49:26","slug":"ok-let-children-celebrate-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/ok-let-children-celebrate-halloween","title":{"rendered":"Is it ok to let your children celebrate Halloween?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"640\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gUfQMfyZ8JM\" title=\"Is it ok to let your children celebrate Halloween?\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Jimmy Akin answers the question &#8216;Is it appropriate for Catholic parents to let their children celebrate Halloween?&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A concerned mother calls Catholic answers to inquire if there is anything wrong with allowing her child to celebrate Halloween. 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