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All Saints' Day

noun

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


All Saints' Day

noun

  1. a Christian festival celebrated on Nov 1 to honour all the saints
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of All Saints' Day1

First recorded in 1570–80
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Trade volumes are expected to be light due to an All Saints' Day observance.

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It was All Saints' Day, when families usually visit the graves of loved ones.

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Some travellers may have also been Parisians returning to the city after holidaying elsewhere in the country during a French school holiday, which ends this weekend with All Saints' Day.

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I bet Pete you girls would last to All Saints' Day at least.''

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Some Catholics kept up the practice of going door-to-door on the eve of All Saints' Day, which became known as "souling."

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