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Yes, Catholics celebrate Halloween, and some research on this holiday will show that it has very Catholic roots. The Holy in HalloweenI grew up Catholic and I grew up celebrating Halloween, but I n…

Many Catholics ask, “Is it okay to celebrate Halloween?” This exorcist explains.

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Jorge Fraga on Instagram: “October 31, November 1 & 2...Hallow'een (All Hallows' Eve), Feast of All Saints' (holy day of obligation), and All Souls' day (the day the…”

Click to share on Facebook. Contrary to popular misconceptions, All Saints Day and its vigil, Halloween, are not the same as the pagan feast known as Samhain. The feast of All Saints developed independently among Christian churches within the territory of the later Roman Empire. Halloween is merely the vigil of the feast of All Saints -- hence, All Hallows Eve. Samhain, meanwhile, was theoretically a festival of those pagans in Celtic regions outside the Roman Empire, specifically Ireland…

~ Our 2011 Saintly Symbols :: Patron Saints ~ Saint-O-Lanterns The children all decided to carve a symbol associated with their patron saints this year! St. James’ Cross by Captain (template here) St. John’s Chalice with Serpent by Rascal (image found here) “The Sons of Thunder Saint-O-Lanterns!” St. Catherine of Alexandria’s Crown with Heart by Twinkle Toes […]

Why should Catholics flee from celebrating Halloween? We should not! Let's take back our "holy" Halloween. Click here and read why.

"Allhallowtide is actually a kind of triduum: three days of commemoration that includes All Hallows Eve (October 31, shortened Hallowe’en), All Saints Day (All Hallows Day, November 1, a Holy Day of Obligation), and All Souls Day (November 2). As with other major feasts, celebration of All Saints Day begins on the vigil, which is why secular culture celebrates Halloween on the night of October 31st, but then does nothing on the actual feast days that follow. Halloween is a Christian…

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