Get Ready For Spooky Season!!
Halloween is just around the corner!
Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of "All Hallows'
evening"), less commonly known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All
Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October,
the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins
the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year
dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs,
and all the departed.
The word Halloween or Hallowe'en dates to about 1745 and is of Christian
origin. The word Hallowe'en means "Saints' evening". It comes from a
Scottish term for All Hallows' Eve (the evening before All Hallows'
Day). In Scots, the word eve is even, and this is contracted to e'en or
een. Over time, (All) Hallow(s) E(v)en evolved into Hallowe'en. Although
the phrase "All Hallows'" is found in Old English,
"All Hallows' Eve" is itself not seen until 1556
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