All Saints Day

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All′ Saints'′ Day`

a church festival celebrated Nov. 1 in honor of all the saints; Allhallows.

[1570–80]

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All Saints Day is the day before All Souls Day or Da de los Muertos, a day of honoring our dear ones and ancestors.

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It was traditionally believed that the souls of the departed wandered the earth until All Saints Day, and Hallowe'en was the last chance to avenge their enemies.

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Mrs Yates, Class 4 teacher commented: "All Saints Day is one of my favourite events, I am always impressed with the hard work and effort the children make."

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In order to honor all the saints, known and unknown, Pope Gregory III (731-734) established All Saints Day. The date for this "memorial day" for saints moved around until it was eventually set on November 1 by Gregory IV (827-844), and there it has remained for nearly 1,200 years.

Do this in memory: gathering and displaying reminders of lost loved ones can connect us to our own personal communion of saints

ALL Saints Day was said to be the day when the souls of the departed walked the Earth.

Little shop of horrors; HALLOWEEN is huge business this year with spooky-themed goodies taking over vast areas of shop shelves. You can buy everything from glow-in-the-dark fangs to total body suits - and all at incredibly low prices. KAREN HAMBRIDGE takes a look at just some of the dressing-up outfits on offer

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Principal battles: Todos los Santos (All Saints Day) (1631); the Downs (off Deal, Kent) (1639).

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Hours before he mocked saints, he asked Filipinos in an All Saints Day statement: "Together, let us emulate our saints, pray for the eternal repose of souls and deepen our engagement with our communities as we work for real and lasting change.

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Filipinos make their way to Manila's North Cemetery to pay homage to their departed loved ones in observance of All Saints Day Thursday, Nov.

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The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has deployed K-9 units at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 in preparation for the influx of passengers for this year's 'Undas' (All Saints Day and All Souls Day).