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Bookmark or Share- Halloween - WikipediaHalloween, or Hallowe'en [7] [8] (less commonly known as Allhalloween, [9] All Hallows' Eve, [10] or All Saints' Eve), [11] is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.
- Halloween Timeline: How the Holiday Has Changed Over the CenturiesThe All Saints’ Day celebration was also called All-hallows or All-hallowmas (from Middle English Alholowmesse meaning All Saints’ Day) and the night before it, the traditional night of Samhain...
- Halloween: Origins, Meaning & Traditions - HISTORYThe evening before was known as All Hallows Eve, and later Halloween. Over time, Halloween evolved into a day of activities like trick-or-treating, carving jack-o-lanterns, festive gatherings,...
- All Saints' Day - WikipediaIn the Western Christian practice, the liturgical celebration begins with its first vespers on the evening of 31 October, All Hallows' Eve (All Saints' Eve or "Halloween"), and ends at the compline of 1 November. It is thus the day before All Souls' Day, which commemorates the faithful departed.
- What is All Hallow's Eve? A Catholic perspective on HalloweenThe name All Hallow’s Eve derives from the Old English word "hallows,” meaning holy or sanctified. Halloween is a contraction of “hallows” and “e’en,” a truncation of the word evening, referring to the vigil before All Saints' Day. On All Hallow’s Eve, we begin a period of reflection on life, death and resurrection, and a month ...
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