October 31 - Hallowe'en
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Halloween, or
Hallowe'en (
; a contraction of "All
Hallows’
Evening"),
[5] also known as
Allhalloween,
[6] All Hallows' Eve,
[7] or
All Saints' Eve,
[8] is a yearly celebration
observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the
Western Christian feast of
All Hallows' Day. It begins the
three-day observance of
Allhallowtide,
[9] the time in the
liturgical yeardedicated to remembering the dead, including
saints (hallows),
martyrs, and all the faithful departed believers.
[10][11]
According to many scholars, All Hallows' Eve is a
Christianized feast influenced by
Celtic harvest festivals,
[1][12] with possible
paganroots, particularly the
Gaelic festival
Samhain.
[7][13][14] Other scholars maintain that it originated independently of Samhain and has solely Christian roots.
[1][15]
Etymology
The word
Halloween or
Hallowe'en dates to about 1745
[26] and is of Christian origin.
[27] The word "Halloween" means "
hallowed evening" or "holy evening".
[28] It comes from a Scottish term for
All Hallows' Eve (the evening before
All Hallows' Day).
[29] In
Scots, the word "eve" is
even, and this is contracted to
e'en or
een. Over time,
(All) Hallow(s) E(v)enevolved into
Halloween. Although the phrase "All Hallows'" is found in
Old English (
ealra hālgena mæssedæg, all saints mass-day), "All Hallows' Eve" is itself not seen until 1556.
[29][30]
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