If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em? - Mr. Benjamin Light

We're in the midst of one of the most challenging times of year for Christians. The worldly holidays of Halloween and El Dia De Los Muertos, along with the 'Christian' holidays of All Saints Day and All Souls Day, all take place in a three-day period which closes out the month of October, and opens the month of November. What is the relationship between these holidays? What are the origins, and how did two different cultures of people, thousands of miles apart with no real connection, come to the same basic concept? What does religious syncretism have to do with it? How does God feel about these things? Is the concept of "If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em?" a concept that God desires?