Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Halloween: A Holiday from Hell?


Anyone who has questions about the origins or purpose of this holiday - which I love, by the way - should take a look at this article.

I'm currently a Medieval Christianity class at CSUEB and was interested to find out that it was Pope Gregory IV (Gregory IV argued with Louis the Pious of the Carolingian's about his succession from St. Peter. ) who moved the feast day of All Hallows from May 13th to November 1st - after the harvest, so that Rome would be properly provisioned for the pilgrims who would flock to the city.

http://www.massexplained.com/a-holiday-from-hell/?utm_source=Halloween+2015&utm_campaign=Halloween+2015&utm_medium=email

Here's a video by Fr. James Martin which also explains the connection between All Hallows Eve, All Saints and Halloween.