All Saints

All Saints Day, which is celebrated in Guatemala, is a day of celebrating loved ones who have died. This day,“Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, originated in Mexico centuries ago.”1 It is a day of joy and not of sorrow. This is the when people pray for help from the saints who have passed on. They also pray that those who have died without becoming saints will become saints. Fancy decorations, food, and fun are all joined together to help celebrate this day in Guatemala. The home is one

Middle East not only celebrate Halloween differently, but independently. Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan, all countries of the Middle East celebrate a day called Eid Il Burbara, annually on December 4th. Eid Il Burbara is quite uniform to the American tradition of Halloween. Eid Il burbara, or Saint Barbara day has been celebrated for many years in honor of the Christian saint and martyr Saint Barbara. Saint Barbara was known for disguising herself to elude the Romans from persecuting her. On December 4th

Halloween is an annual holiday celebrated on the 31st of October across the globe. The holiday originated ancient Celtic. Celts lived 2000 years ago in the areas which are now Ireland, Northern France, and the United Kingdom. They had a similar celebration called Samhain. Samhain was celebrated on the 1st of November rather than the 31st of October. Throughout the centuries Halloween traditions have changed drastically. To see what a difference Halloween is now to back in time we must examine what

Christians specifically, and for that matter everyone else, should not celebrate Halloween. She sees it as the Satan’s holiday which is sacrilegious for religious people to celebrate, calls it a “sacred, high holiday” (Morgan) for Wicca followers, and all around implies that no one should bring themselves to “the darkness” (Morgan). These beliefs are what scare children, much more so than Halloween ever could. Being threatened with the promise of eternal damnation in the firey pits of Hell is far more

According to my research, the origin of Halloween comes from the Celtic culture, many years long ago, and the all the spirits of dead people would waken up from the dead and wander the streets on the night of October 31st. That night was considered to be an evil night. The Catholics made Halloween into an all saints day, however there was amusement, terror, and a satanic twist attached. Nowadays Halloween is celebrated by dressing up in Halloween costumes and going door to door asking for candy or

celebration and care over their resting place. October 31 is typically reserved for infants and children who have died and are now known as angelitos (little angels). On November 1st and 2nd Mexico observe its version of the Roman Catholic holidays All Saints’ and All Souls’ Days respectively

children have the evening on October 31 to “trick or treat” around their neighborhood for candy. This is different from the Day of the Dead, where people spend the days of November 1st and 2nd cleaning and decorating their loved ones’ graves and preparing all kinds of foods and drinks to have a party/celebration in the evening with their loved ones at el panteón, or in other words the cemetery. The similarity between the holidays is that they are both a joyful and social event for those who participate.

traced back to the ancient Celtic pagan celebration called Samhain (pronounced “sah-win”). Samhain, it ‘s origin’s come from pagan celebrations where witchcraft was performed and sacrifices were made that occurred on Halloween night. The night before All

St. Stephen, the First Martyr’s feast day is December 26. The date of his birth is not known. He died in c. 34. Very little is known about St. Stephen. He is first talked about in the Acts of the Apostles (Acts 6:5). St. Stephen is the patron saint of stonemasons, deacons, casketmakers, horses, headaches, sufferers, widowers, etc….. He has many symbols. In Eastern art, he is usually seen in the robes of a deacon, often, swinging a censer (the container in which incense is burned) and is sometimes

Halloween is a time of festivity and superstition. It is believed to have instigated with the ancient Celtic Samhain festival, when people would wear costumes and light bonfires to distinct the roaming ghosts. This festival is celebrated to honor all saints and martyrs. Also, it indicates the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. Today, Halloween has become more about costumes and candy, and less about literal ghosts. Children and adults enjoy this day of happiness by wearing costumes