Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?

Halloween is an event celebrated by the Celtic to remember the dead and to ward off evil spirits. The celebration has somehow becoming very popular in the West and it's growing popularity has penetrated to the young people in Malaysia. Just recently, in one of the popular hotels in Kuching, I saw many young adults wearing Halloween costumes and mostly associated with devils and corpses. The question that we have now is whether it is appropriate for Christians to participate in this celebration.

While it is not wrong to remember the dead (the saints and our loved ones) Jesus Ministry in this world is to save as many people to enter His Kingdom and he mentioned that Satan is the ultimate enemy to Salvation.

For God So Loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through Him" (John 3:16-17)

In the bible, the disciples drove out demons by faith and by using Jesus name, they do not ward off evil spirits by pretending to be one of them, parading and wearing devil / horror costumes, just like the Celtic did. The Celtic did so, because it is their belief. But Christians have a different belief as it is written;

So Jesus called them and spoke to them in parables "How can Satan drive out Satan? If a Kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand" (Mark 3:23-24)

The verse above teaches us that evil can be fought by using Jesus' name. I doubt many youngsters see the biblical side of Halloween, as they celebrate Halloween in the name of fun. However, it has negative implications on Christianity as the costumes promote evil practice, a symbolic of evil worshiping and not to mention, people are willing to spend on expensive costumes rather than donating money to the church.

Basically, Christians should avoid celebrating Halloween. Other than our own cultural celebration, we should celebrate events related to Jesus.