{"id":3585,"date":"2017-10-31T07:47:06","date_gmt":"2017-10-31T11:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=3585"},"modified":"2017-10-31T07:47:06","modified_gmt":"2017-10-31T11:47:06","slug":"appropriate-catholics-engage-celebration-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/appropriate-catholics-engage-celebration-halloween","title":{"rendered":"Is it appropriate for Catholics to engage in the celebration of 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\/3l1TsBI_fkA\" title=\"Is it appropriate for Catholics to engage in the celebration of 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;\">What is the origin of Halloween and is it ok if Catholics celebrate Halloween. 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