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All Saints' Day

Also known as Allhelgonadagen, All Saints Day, All Saints, Hallowmas, Feast of All Saints, Solemnity of All Saints, All Hallows' Day, All-Saints' Day

Christian feast day

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All Saints' Day is a Christian feast day dedicated to honoring all saints, both famous and unknown. It is observed by various Christian churches around the world as a significant religious commemoration.

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Instance of: Solemnity
Subclass of: anniversary
Part of: liturgical year
Official name: Sollemnitas Omnium Sanctorum
Religion: Catholic Church
Followed by: All Souls' Day
Follows: Halloween
Image: All-Saints.jpg

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foods traditionally associated: buñuelo
Commons category: All Saints Day
day in year for periodic occurrence: November 1
described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia

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Encyclopedic overview

All Saints' Day is a Christian holy day celebrated in honour of all the saints of the Church, whether they are known or unknown.

From the 4th century, feasts commemorating all Christian martyrs were held in various places, on various dates near Easter and Pentecost. In the 9th century, some churches in the British Isles began holding the commemoration of all saints on November 1st, and in the 9th century this was extended to the whole Catholic Church by Pope Gregory IV.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “All Saints' Day” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.