What is the origin of Halloween?

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By panda

Halloween is on October 31st, the last day of the Celtic calendar. It is the one of the oldest holidays still celebrated today. It's one of the most popular holidays, second only to Christmas. Halloween was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. Halloween was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago.

All Hallows Eve is the evening before All Saints Day, which was created by Christians to convert pagans, and is celebrated on November 1st. The Catholic church honored saints on this designated day.

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By cynbob• 5 Apr 2009 10:20
cynbob

That means I'm 6 months closer to being home!!!!

By dragonfly212• 5 Apr 2009 10:05
Rating: 2/5
dragonfly212

yes jesus was born on march not december.

Everybody is right everybody is wrong, it depend where you stand

By anonymous• 5 Apr 2009 10:04
anonymous

Panda, you're about 6 months early!

By Roadtester• 5 Apr 2009 10:02
Roadtester

Christmas was also a pagan holiday that was hijacked by christianity to aid rthe conversion of people. Jesus was not born on the 25th of December.

By mjamille28• 5 Apr 2009 07:46
mjamille28

panda, Halloween talk on April? am i missing something?

By smoke• 5 Apr 2009 07:44
Rating: 3/5
smoke

Zeus Christ why are we talking about Halloween NOW? Its just April.

Good Fortune always comes knocking at your door...when you are sh*tting in the toilet!! :)

_[]~SMoKE~[]_

 

By GodFather.• 5 Apr 2009 07:42
GodFather.

Panda.. needs to send a telegram to my old friend dracula to get the full info on this..

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