All Hallows Eve

Halloween, which should be known as All Hallows Eve or the day preceding All Saints Day (the All Hallows Day) and All Souls Day, is the second most celebrated "holiday" after Christmas.

Unfortuately, this day is reserved for demons and witches, instead of the original Celtic time for warding off dubious and evil spirits, or the original Christian vigil of the feast of All Saints Day.

This important time of recollection and rememberance for the dead, as well as a time of healing and maturation, has been lost by default to the commercialism and foolishness of the time, because of a lack of care and consistence (at least here in the U.S.) of those responsible for our spiritual and historical heritage.

We all need to make better use of this time of the year to celebrate the true meaning of All Saints Day and All Souls Day , particularly All Souls Day in recollection and rememberance for the dead.

"The Church, as the Mystical Body of Christ, had gradually, through the centuries, attained significant development through the institution of feasts destined to commemorate and glorify the mysteries of salvation."
Dorothy Scallan, The Whole World Will Love Me: The Life of Saint Therese

References: All Saints Day at New Advent All Souls Day at New Advent Halloween, History and Customs The History Channel - The History Of Halloween Days of the Dead - Los Dias De Los Muertos - Mexican Celebration