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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think it's accurate to flatly state that Halloween is not a Christian holiday.  Hallow'een is Hallows Eve.  All Hallows Day is November 1.  As usual the Catholic Church took their holiday and grafted it onto an existing Pagan one (Samhain).  Just like Easter which takes its name from the Pagan goddess Ostara.  Eggs and bunnies have nothing to do with Jesus.

"The Celtic elements included lighting bonfires, carving turnips (and, in America, pumpkins), and going from house to house, collecting treats, as carolers do at Christmas. But the "occult" aspects of Halloween—ghosts and demons—actually have their roots in Catholic belief. Christians believed that, at certain times of the year (Christmas is another), the veil separating earth from Purgatory, Heaven, and even Hell becomes more thin, and the souls in Purgatory (ghosts) and demons can be more readily seen. Thus the tradition of Halloween costumes owes as much, if not more, to Christian belief as to Celtic tradition."

http://catholicism.about.com/od/thecatholicfamily/p/Halloween.htm 
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