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The Lost Meaning of Halloween

By , About.com GuideOctober 28, 2011

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All Hallow's Eve, Hallow E'en, Halloween, Day of the Dead, Samhain. By whatever name it has been called, this special night preceding All Hallows day (November 1st) has been considered for centuries as one of the most magical nights of the year. A night of power, when the veil that separates our world from the Otherworld is at its thinnest. Find out more.

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October 4, 2009 at 10:20 am
(1) Truthishten says:

All Saints Day was a Sumerian holiday honouring the dead, which is still practices by the Celts “Keleti” or “Easterners”, “Gal” or “Overwhelmers” and Hungarians or Magyarok who also call it All Saints Day, “Mindenszentek Napja”. It is a common misbelief that the night before All Saints Day was a gypsy holiday. There is some truth however, gypsies would take advantage of the people’s grief the night before and extort them for food and money with the threat of “trick” or damage to ones property. Little mysticism to be found there.

October 29, 2010 at 1:54 pm
(2) ????????? says:

ya dont no anything about skinwalkers because your not native so you really shouldnt be putting stories on this site because they will come back to the teller.

October 29, 2011 at 1:47 pm
(3) Elaine says:

It’s more an “ignored” meaning than a lost one, but thank you for reminding the uninformed about the varied roots of Halloween!

November 1, 2011 at 10:40 am
(4) Shamon says:

This is really nonsense!

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