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Legendary
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 10,329
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Legendary
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 10,329
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Halloween and All Saints Day
Etymology of Halloween.... did you know....?
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The term Halloween, and its older spelling Hallowe'en, is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the evening before "All Hallows' Day" (also known as "All Saints' Day").
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source: http://halloween.monstrous.com/halloween_etymology.htm
(the word hallow means holy or sacred.)
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