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Essay Galaxy - Halloween and Christianity
Halloween and Christianity
It is often said that Halloween is not the "harmless" holiday it is
thought to be, instead it is believed to be a pagan ritual which dates back to
the ancient Celtic Druids. According to the article "Should Our Kids Celebrate
Halloween?" in Catholic Digest Halloween's origin is very much Christian and
American.
Although the ancient Celts celebrated a minor festival on the 31st of
October, it fell on that day because the Feast of All Saints or "All Hallows"
falls on November 1st. During the 840s Pope Gregory IV gad All Saints Day to be
celebrated everywhere. The day before the feast became known as "All Hallows
Even" or "Hallowe'en". At the time, that day did not have any real significance.
In the year of 998, the abbot of the monastery of Cluny in southern France, St.
Odil....
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