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Is Halloween Pagan or Catholic? (The Real Church History of Halloween)
Is Halloween a pagan holiday the Church stole, or the most Catholic night of the year? The real church history is more interesting than either.
In this special episode of Everyday Saints, we sit on the porch and trace the church history of Halloween: where the name All Hallows' Eve comes from, why the Church celebrates All Saints' Day on November 1st and All Souls' Day on November 2nd, and what the Pantheon in Rome has to do with it. We also ask whether the Church really took over the Celtic festival of Samhain, where soul cakes, guising, and jack-o'-lanterns came from, how the Day of the…
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