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Halloween is celebrated in many places of the world.
It would be useful to introduce how people celebrate Halloween in different countries in the world,for example Mexico, Peru or other non-speaking countries. We always explain the tradition of Halloween based on the United States but it could be interesting to know the differents traditions in the different countries.
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While Halloween is the most substantiated in the set of similar Pagan origin of Christian holidays speculative theories (Easter, Christmas, etc.), there's nonetheless little evidence to suggest that Halloween actually does have any origins in Samhain (and nohardevidence to staunchly prove such). See the "History for Atheists" blogpost posted earlier, though it would be better with a greater collection of sources—and one can surely find ten times the number of blogposts affirming a connection.
Honestly, this article seems to lean too far toward the affirmation of this theory. It probably ought to be mentioned, particularly due to the widespread acceptance of the theory, but would be best written in a much more sceptical format. Magicalsenpai (talk) 02:51, 16 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
Too far toward affirming the theory? It basically does affirm the theory, and it's only very recently that different views are presented, but they're presented as competing theories when it's arguably the case that the "pagan holiday stolen by the Church" discourse is unacademic and fringe. Where is the critical scholarship presenting evidence for a pagan origin of this holiday? ~2025-31558-13 (talk) 20:40, 5 November 2025 (UTC)Reply
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The word 'hallow' is an archaic term for Holy. Following the Feast called 'All Hallows Eve' the diaspora of people of different faiths (see Mexican's 'day of the dead') seems to line up in the way it is observed.
All Hallow's Eve celebrates the soul of the 'hallowed' ones (Holy Ones or Saints). Since the word was hijacked to mean something secular (to depart from its origins) the Pope moved the original celebration date from the 31st Oct to the 1st of November and also renamed it ALL SAINTS DAY. This was for clarity because of the confusion caused (for believers and non-believers alike) with the way that the hijacking panned out. Now some Christians are confused about whether Halloween is an original Christian festival. It is not. Christians have always known the original as All Hallow's Eve. When it was changed to Halloween, it was probably for a joke, a laugh to celebrate secular beliefs or make mockery of Christian Faith in an ever-changing world where plenty of people moved away from religion to mock its authenticity. The Christian Faith remains and as at today, Monday 28th July 2025, we stand unrivalled and unmoved at the forefront of religions:
Estimated followers: ~2.4 billion
Percentage of global population: ~31%
Major branches: Catholicism, Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy
Please note that words (I studied languages and linguistics this is how i know) are arbitrary and English, as a dynamic language is highly 'evolvable'. The word 'wicked' in the modern usage in the uk, refers to something which is 'cool', in the same way that Michael Jackson sings the song 'I'm bad...' and also the same way american teens say 'that's sick!' to mean something is cool. In ancient English we know that wicked means 'evil'. It appears in plenty of fairytales 'the wicked witch of wherever...'. Words evolve and as english is a dynamic language it is highly mutable, if a large enough group uses a new word or term, then it becomes eligible to be included in the top dictionaries, for use as a valid new word. Halloween is a joke, an attempt to 'make nonsense of'. It has not succeeded, and never will.
Blessings, Saint Dalene
Psalm 16:8 (KJV)
"I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved." StDalene (talk) 15:50, 28 July 2025 (UTC)Reply
Maybe there is confusion between the All Hallows' Eve and Halloween, both celebrated the same day (31 October). I believe All Hallows' Eve is a Christian celebration, but Halloween is a pagan celebration. Halloween is a modern celebration derived from the Celtic festival of Samhain, which has its roots in the ancient Celtic religion. With the spread of Christianity, the Catholic Church attempted to replace pagan festivals with Christian celebrations. Thus, November 1 was established as All Saints' Day. The eve of this festivity, known as All Hallows' Eve, evolved into Halloween. JasterOmega (talk) 18:22, 30 October 2025 (UTC)Reply
User:JasterOmega, Hallowe'en is a contraction of All Hallow's Eve and both terms have been used in Christian liturgical texts, as depicted here. You'll note that the position offered by Catholic Answers differs from the one you described above. I hope this helps. With regards, AnupamTalk02:38, 1 November 2025 (UTC)Reply
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