Is it Harmless Fun?

Many people talk about Halloween nowadays. I visited three toastmasters clubs last week; two of them spoke about it as a the main theme for the meeting. When I commented that according to the guidelines of Toastmasters Internationals the meeting should not speak about a religious topic like this, many replied that Halloween is just about fun and has nothing to do with religion! A 10-year student at an Islamic school was inquiring that at her school they are working on artwork related to Halloween so how come it is haram? Some people commented that it is just about fun and kids being wandering around collecting candy! Why making things difficult! It is harmless fun for kids!

My question: Is it harmless fun!

I invite everyone to research the topic. In a snapshot, Halloween is a pagan festival that began some 2000 years ago and it has to do with devils and the God of Death! Its rituals and symbols are about pleasing the devilish souls! So, undoubtedly it is a religious festival that cannot be looked at as a harmless fun!! It is so obvious! Therefore, the wise person will want stay away from it and keep the children informed about it explaining to them why they need to abstain from participating in such occasion.

We need to be proud of our identity that we need to guard. Maintaining our identity as Muslims by following our religion would be a priority of high importance to us especially in this era. Please contemplate over this story; When the prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wassallam came to Madinah, he found the people accustomed to celebrate specific days during which they relax and play. The prophet peace be upon him didn't look at the matter lightly and he didn't consider it a matter of mere relaxing and playing. He enlightened the people that every nation has its own festival, and Allah has given us two days (Eid-ul-Fitr, and Eid-ul-Adha) to be our festivals. Also, he told us that when a person act in a way resembling others, he will become one of them! So, it is about our identity and about our religion!

So, do you think after this that participating in such festival is harmless to our identity as Muslims? harmless to our relationship with our Lord Subhanahu Wataa'ala?