In England and Germany, this celebration took place on 1st November | The name given to October 31, the eve of the Christian festival of All Saints Day November 1 |
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Don't Know Much About Mythology: Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Stories in Human History but Never Learned Davis , HarperCollins, page 231• Finns visit cemeteries and light candles in remembrance of the deceased | In the case of Halloween, the Celtic celebration of Samhain is critical to its pagan legacy, a claim that has been foregrounded in recent years by both new-age enthusiasts and the evangelical Right |
Hallowtide covers the three days — 31 October All-Hallows Eve or Hallowe'en , 1 November All Saints and 2 November All Souls.
Halloween: From Pagan Ritual to Party Night | The night before was called All Saints' Eve or hallowed eve meaning holy evening |
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In Ireland, it was commemorated on 20th April, a chronology that contradicts the widely held view that the November date was chosen to Christianize the festival of Samhain.
23To Finns, death is a part of the cycle of life, and a funeral is another special occasion worth remembering | Halloween and the Day of the Dead share a common origin in the Christian commemoration of the dead on All Saints' and All Souls' Day |
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Halloween, a holiday with religious origins but increasingly secularized as celebrated in America, came to assume major proportions as a children's festivity | But both are thought to embody strong pre-Christian beliefs |
Originally celebrated as the night before All Saints' Day, Christians chose November first to honor their many saints.
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