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What is Halloween? Happy and Safe Halloween, the Haunted Holiday
It’s a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October.
Halloween or Hallowe’en, a contraction of Hallows’ Even or Hallows’ Evening.
It’s a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day.
It begins the time… in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints, hallows, martyrs, and all the faithful departed.
The word Halloween or Hallowe’en dates to about 1745 and is of Christian origin.
The word “Hallowe’en” means “Saints’ evening”.
It comes from a Scottish term for All Hallows’ Eve, the evening before All Hallows’ Day.
The word appears as the title of Robert Burns’ “Halloween” (1785).
Halloween is a festive way to celebrate the fall season and an exciting way to embrace the occult. It’s one of contemporary culture’s most exciting…
