TheNightling
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Last year I had the misfortune of discovering that there are people who think "All Hallows Eve" is the night before Halloween because of the word "Eve." The people who think this say things like "Well, Christmas Eve is the night before Christmas so All Hallow's Eve is the Eve of Halloween."
Sigh No...
All Hallows Eve is an Eve but it's not the eve of Halloween. "Hallows" is an archaic word for Saints. Hallow means saint and Hallowed means blessed. Hallowed ground is ground that has been blessed or sacred.
The een part of Halloween is from conjoining Eve or evening.
Halloween / All Hallows Eve is the Eve of the Catholic holy day of All Saints Day (November 1st) which was once known as All Hallows Day.
Also The Ancient Celtics measured days from sundown to sundown. So Samhain (the sacred pre-Christian version of Halloween) is the night of October 31st until sunset November 1st.
Sigh No...
All Hallows Eve is an Eve but it's not the eve of Halloween. "Hallows" is an archaic word for Saints. Hallow means saint and Hallowed means blessed. Hallowed ground is ground that has been blessed or sacred.
The een part of Halloween is from conjoining Eve or evening.
Halloween / All Hallows Eve is the Eve of the Catholic holy day of All Saints Day (November 1st) which was once known as All Hallows Day.
Also The Ancient Celtics measured days from sundown to sundown. So Samhain (the sacred pre-Christian version of Halloween) is the night of October 31st until sunset November 1st.
