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All Souls' Day

noun

  1. a day of solemn prayer for all dead persons, observed by Roman Catholics and certain Anglicans, usually on November 2.


All Souls' Day

noun

  1. RC Church a day of prayer (Nov 2) for the dead in purgatory
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Origin of All Souls' Day1

First recorded in 1550–60
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He added that in his view the modern tradition of Halloween had been conceived in a "heathen, contemporary world", as a counterbalance to the Catholic feast of All Souls' Day.

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This would almost always take place around November 2, which was All Souls' Day, "a time for honoring the dead."

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He said he had gone home to Davao City to pay respect to the dead for All Souls' Day.

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All Souls' Day, on 2 November, was the day people remembered and celebrated their dead, although Christianity has never given ancestors enough credit.

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A combination of the Roman Catholic All Souls' Day with indigenous Mexican beliefs and practices, the festival often sees families decorate the graves of relatives or build elaborate shrines at their homes.

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