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	:: The practice of going door-to-door, begging for treats dates back to the Middle Ages in the British Isles. It began as a practice called “souling.” On all Saints’ Day, pious families would bake small, round cakes, usually made with ginger or nutmeg and topped with a cross.		:: The practice of going door-to-door, begging for treats dates back to the Middle Ages in the British Isles. It began as a practice called “souling.” On all Saints’ Day, pious families would bake small, round cakes, usually made with ginger or nutmeg and topped with a cross.

	:: These “soul cakes” were given out to “soulers” ~~â€“~~ usually children and the poor ~~â€“~~ who went from house to house to get them. For each soul cake they received, the soulers would promise to pray for a soul in purgatory. Thus, the origin of trick-or-treating revolved around praying for the souls of the dead.		:: These “soul cakes” were given out to “soulers” - usually children and the poor - who went from house to house to get them. For each soul cake they received, the soulers would promise to pray for a soul in purgatory. Thus, the origin of trick-or-treating revolved around praying for the souls of the dead.

	:: Eventually, the practice of souling and of praying for the souls of deceased family members and friends led to the establishment of a brand new feast day on the Church calendar: “All Souls’ Day” on November 2. This became the day set apart to remember and pray for the souls of all the faithful departed.		:: Eventually, the practice of souling and of praying for the souls of deceased family members and friends led to the establishment of a brand new feast day on the Church calendar: “All Souls’ Day” on November 2. This became the day set apart to remember and pray for the souls of all the faithful departed.

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	Through the wonders of linguistic evolution, "Evening" got turned into "E'en" and then floated over and became attached to "Hallows," knocking the "s" off in the process.		Through the wonders of linguistic evolution, "Evening" got turned into "E'en" and then floated over and became attached to "Hallows," knocking the "s" off in the process.

	"Hallows" in an archaic word for "saints." We use that old word in the Our Father when we pray, "hallowed be Thy Name"--"may Your Name be kept holy." The same verb also was used by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address: "But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate--we can not consecrate--we can not hallow--this ground."		"Hallows" in an archaic word for "saints." We use that old word in the Our Father when we pray, "hallowed be Thy Name" — "may Your Name be kept holy." The same verb also was used by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address: "But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate — we can not consecrate — we can not hallow — this ground."

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	God is the one Who hallows humans, Who ''sanctifies'' them and makes them ''saints.''		God is the one Who hallows humans, Who ''sanctifies'' them and makes them ''saints.''

	Today, "All Hallows Day" is known as "All Saints Day." It is celebrated on November 1<sup>st</sup>, of course--the day after All Hallows E'en.		Today, "All Hallows Day" is known as "All Saints Day." It is celebrated on November 1<sup>st</sup>, of course — the day after All Hallows E'en.

	== All Saints (Hallows) Day ==		== All Saints (Hallows) Day ==
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	== Sanctifying the Evening ==		== Sanctifying the Evening ==
	* Ask your children to dress as apostles, saints, or martyrs from the New Testament or any age in Church History. The Old Testament is filled with men and women who could be honored: the patriarchs and their wives, prophets, kings, queens, judges, fathers, and mothers. Your children could also dress as angels, named or unnamed.		* Ask your children to dress as apostles, saints, or martyrs from the New Testament or any age in Church History. The Old Testament is filled with men and women who could be honored: the patriarchs and their wives, prophets, kings, queens, judges, fathers, and mothers. Your children could also dress as angels, named or unnamed.
	* Give your children something to give to the houses they visit--a little holy card, a promise of prayer, maybe a note about the original idea of honoring God's marvelous deeds in the lives of the saints.		* Give your children something to give to the houses they visit — a little holy card, a promise of prayer, maybe a note about the original idea of honoring God's marvelous deeds in the lives of the saints.
	* Pray with your children before taking them around the neighborhood and pray with them again before they start eating the candy.		* Pray with your children before taking them around the neighborhood and pray with them again before they start eating the candy.
	* Visit a graveyard with your children. Talk about death. Pray for the deceased--with gratitude for all that was good in their lives and with compassion for what may need the cleansing fires of Purgatory.		* Visit a graveyard with your children. Talk about death. Pray for the deceased — with gratitude for all that was good in their lives and with compassion for what may need the cleansing fires of Purgatory.
	* Have a bonfire.		* Have a bonfire.
	* Throw a neighborhood party.		* Throw a neighborhood party.

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	:; [http://www.southernfriedcatholicism.com/2011/10/be-not-afraid-surprisingly-holy-origins.html "Be not afraid: The surprisingly holy origins of Halloween."]		:; [http://www.southernfriedcatholicism.com/2011/10/be-not-afraid-surprisingly-holy-origins.html "Be not afraid: The surprisingly holy origins of Halloween."]

	:: The practice of going door-to-door, begging for treats dates back to the Middle Ages in the British Isles. It began as a practice called ~~â€œsouling~~.” On all Saints’ Day, pious families would bake small, round cakes, usually made with ginger or nutmeg and topped with a cross.		:: The practice of going door-to-door, begging for treats dates back to the Middle Ages in the British Isles. It began as a practice called “souling.” On all Saints’ Day, pious families would bake small, round cakes, usually made with ginger or nutmeg and topped with a cross.

	:: These ~~â€œsoul~~ cakes” were given out to ~~â€œsoulers”~~ â€“ usually children and the poor â€“ who went from house to house to get them. For each soul cake they received, the soulers would promise to pray for a soul in purgatory. Thus, the origin of trick-or-treating revolved around praying for the souls of the dead.		:: These “soul cakes” were given out to “soulers” â€“ usually children and the poor â€“ who went from house to house to get them. For each soul cake they received, the soulers would promise to pray for a soul in purgatory. Thus, the origin of trick-or-treating revolved around praying for the souls of the dead.

	:: Eventually, the practice of souling and of praying for the souls of deceased family members and friends led to the establishment of a brand new feast day on the Church calendar: ~~â€œAll~~ Souls’ Day” on November 2. This became the day set apart to remember and pray for the souls of all the faithful departed.		:: Eventually, the practice of souling and of praying for the souls of deceased family members and friends led to the establishment of a brand new feast day on the Church calendar: “All Souls’ Day” on November 2. This became the day set apart to remember and pray for the souls of all the faithful departed.

	== Sanctifying the Evening ==		== Sanctifying the Evening ==

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	:; [http://www.southernfriedcatholicism.com/2011/10/be-not-afraid-surprisingly-holy-origins.html "Be not afraid: The surprisingly holy origins of Halloween."]		:; [http://www.southernfriedcatholicism.com/2011/10/be-not-afraid-surprisingly-holy-origins.html "Be not afraid: The surprisingly holy origins of Halloween."]

	:: The practice of going door-to-door, begging for treats dates back to the Middle Ages in the British Isles. It began as a practice called â€œsouling.~~â€~~ On all Saints’ Day, pious families would bake small, round cakes, usually made with ginger or nutmeg and topped with a cross.		:: The practice of going door-to-door, begging for treats dates back to the Middle Ages in the British Isles. It began as a practice called â€œsouling.” On all Saints’ Day, pious families would bake small, round cakes, usually made with ginger or nutmeg and topped with a cross.

	:: These â€œsoul ~~cakesâ€~~ were given out to ~~â€œsoulersâ€~~ â€“ usually children and the poor â€“ who went from house to house to get them. For each soul cake they received, the soulers would promise to pray for a soul in purgatory. Thus, the origin of trick-or-treating revolved around praying for the souls of the dead.		:: These â€œsoul cakes” were given out to â€œsoulers” â€“ usually children and the poor â€“ who went from house to house to get them. For each soul cake they received, the soulers would promise to pray for a soul in purgatory. Thus, the origin of trick-or-treating revolved around praying for the souls of the dead.

	:: Eventually, the practice of souling and of praying for the souls of deceased family members and friends led to the establishment of a brand new feast day on the Church calendar: â€œAll Souls’ ~~Dayâ€~~ on November 2. This became the day set apart to remember and pray for the souls of all the faithful departed.		:: Eventually, the practice of souling and of praying for the souls of deceased family members and friends led to the establishment of a brand new feast day on the Church calendar: â€œAll Souls’ Day” on November 2. This became the day set apart to remember and pray for the souls of all the faithful departed.

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	:; [http://www.southernfriedcatholicism.com/2011/10/be-not-afraid-surprisingly-holy-origins.html "Be not afraid: The surprisingly holy origins of Halloween."]		:; [http://www.southernfriedcatholicism.com/2011/10/be-not-afraid-surprisingly-holy-origins.html "Be not afraid: The surprisingly holy origins of Halloween."]

	:: The practice of going door-to-door, begging for treats dates back to the Middle Ages in the British Isles. It began as a practice called â€œsouling.â€ On all ~~Saintsâ€™~~ Day, pious families would bake small, round cakes, usually made with ginger or nutmeg and topped with a cross.		:: The practice of going door-to-door, begging for treats dates back to the Middle Ages in the British Isles. It began as a practice called â€œsouling.â€ On all Saints’ Day, pious families would bake small, round cakes, usually made with ginger or nutmeg and topped with a cross.

	:: These â€œsoul cakesâ€ were given out to â€œsoulersâ€ â€“ usually children and the poor â€“ who went from house to house to get them. For each soul cake they received, the soulers would promise to pray for a soul in purgatory. Thus, the origin of trick-or-treating revolved around praying for the souls of the dead.		:: These â€œsoul cakesâ€ were given out to â€œsoulersâ€ â€“ usually children and the poor â€“ who went from house to house to get them. For each soul cake they received, the soulers would promise to pray for a soul in purgatory. Thus, the origin of trick-or-treating revolved around praying for the souls of the dead.

	:: Eventually, the practice of souling and of praying for the souls of deceased family members and friends led to the establishment of a brand new feast day on the Church calendar: â€œAll ~~Soulsâ€™~~ Dayâ€ on November 2. This became the day set apart to remember and pray for the souls of all the faithful departed.		:: Eventually, the practice of souling and of praying for the souls of deceased family members and friends led to the establishment of a brand new feast day on the Church calendar: â€œAll Souls’ Dayâ€ on November 2. This became the day set apart to remember and pray for the souls of all the faithful departed.

	== Sanctifying the Evening ==		== Sanctifying the Evening ==

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	* [http://taylormarshall.com/2009/10/top-10-ways-to-have-catholic-halloween.html "Top 10 Ways to Have a Catholic Halloween!"]		* [http://taylormarshall.com/2009/10/top-10-ways-to-have-catholic-halloween.html "Top 10 Ways to Have a Catholic Halloween!"]
	* [http://www.catholic.com/blog/jon-sorensen/halloween-or-samhain "Halloween or Samhain?"]		* [http://www.catholic.com/blog/jon-sorensen/halloween-or-samhain "Halloween or Samhain?"]
			* [http://www.catholic.com/magazine/articles/why-catholics-should-embrace-halloween "Why Catholics Should Embrace Halloween."]
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	* [http://www.ignitumtoday.com/2011/10/07/halloween-in-our-catholic-home/ "Halloween in Our Catholic Home."]		* [http://www.ignitumtoday.com/2011/10/07/halloween-in-our-catholic-home/ "Halloween in Our Catholic Home."]
	* [http://taylormarshall.com/2009/10/top-10-ways-to-have-catholic-halloween.html "Top 10 Ways to Have a Catholic Halloween!"]		* [http://taylormarshall.com/2009/10/top-10-ways-to-have-catholic-halloween.html "Top 10 Ways to Have a Catholic Halloween!"]
			* [http://www.catholic.com/blog/jon-sorensen/halloween-or-samhain "Halloween or Samhain?"]
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	"Hallows" in an archaic word for "saints." We use that old word in the Our Father when we pray, "hallowed be Thy Name"--"may Your Name be kept holy." The same verb also was used by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address: "But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate--we can not consecrate--we can not hallow--this ground."		"Hallows" in an archaic word for "saints." We use that old word in the Our Father when we pray, "hallowed be Thy Name"--"may Your Name be kept holy." The same verb also was used by Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address: "But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate--we can not consecrate--we can not hallow--this ground."

			:: ''"Hallows" also appears in "Deathly Hallows" in the Harry Potter series."''

	God is the one Who hallows humans, Who ''sanctifies'' them and makes them ''saints.''		God is the one Who hallows humans, Who ''sanctifies'' them and makes them ''saints.''

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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	* [http://www.ignitumtoday.com/2011/10/07/halloween-in-our-catholic-home/ "Halloween in Our Catholic Home."]		* [http://www.ignitumtoday.com/2011/10/07/halloween-in-our-catholic-home/ "Halloween in Our Catholic Home."]
	* [http://~~cantuar.blogspot~~.com/2009/10/top-10-ways-to-have-catholic-halloween.html "Top 10 Ways to Have a Catholic Halloween!"]		* [http://taylormarshall.com/2009/10/top-10-ways-to-have-catholic-halloween.html "Top 10 Ways to Have a Catholic Halloween!"]
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	== Links ==		== Links ==
	* [http://~~virtuouspla~~.~~net~~/2011/10/07/halloween-in-our-catholic-home/ "Halloween in Our Catholic Home."]		* [http://www.ignitumtoday.com/2011/10/07/halloween-in-our-catholic-home/ "Halloween in Our Catholic Home."]
	* [http://cantuar.blogspot.com/2009/10/top-10-ways-to-have-catholic-halloween.html "Top 10 Ways to Have a Catholic Halloween!"]		* [http://cantuar.blogspot.com/2009/10/top-10-ways-to-have-catholic-halloween.html "Top 10 Ways to Have a Catholic Halloween!"]
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Resanctifying Halloween - Revision history

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