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All Hallowtide (Samhain) begins the Celtic pagan ritual calendar. At this time the worlds of matter and the spirit draw close enough for the spirits of the dead to pass to and fro and also signals the end of harvest in a celebration marked by the sharing of food with ancestors. The Christian church, circa 781 ce, established November 1 as All Saints' Day to honor the saints who did not have an assigned feast day in the church calendar. The mass held on All Saints' Day was called Allhallowmas (the mass of all hallows -- saintly people) and the night before came to be known as All Hallow Even, or Hallowe'en. In the tenth century, November 2, All Soul's Day, was set as a day of solemn prayer for departed souls. |
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