Tuesday, November 1, 2016

All Saint's Day


All Saint's Day is a feast celebrated on the 1st of November to honor all saints known and unknown. According to Western Theology, it is to honor saints who have attained a place in Heaven and have no assigned feast day on the calendar. The choice of day was made to take place of the pagan practice of "Lumeres", which pagans used to awake the restless spirits of the Dead. The tradition of Halloween used to be one where children would dress up as their favorite saints and now it is taking the form of the predecessor, the feast of Lumeres. In England, some Catholics do what they call the Night of Light, in which they celebrate the Tritium of Hallows Eve, All Saint's Day and All Souls Day. Hallows Eve is the feast that begins the celebration of the saints.

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2 comments:

  1. David WendellNovember 10, 2016 at 1:18 PM

    Thanks. Very interesting.

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  2. AvidNovember 15, 2016 at 12:48 PM

    It's a little short to be considered an article but I was only allowed to write so much for the church bulletin. I would advise to look up this subject on EWTN for clarification and more facts.

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