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All Saints Day

Michele @Aquitaine24 (12000) • San Jose, California 2 Nov 20

All Saints day is celebrated on November 1st. Halloween is the eve of this day. All Saints day commemorates all saints,known and unknown,and in Roman Catholic Church is a day of obligation.In some countries children are given a...

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His 54th BIRTHDAY

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 31 Oct 18

Tomorrow is All Saints’ Day for the Roman Catholics. It is also the 54th birthday of our youngest brother. There are some friends too who will celebrate their birthdays tomorrow: One is a former student now my colleague, who was...

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Halloween and Christians (History)

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 29 Aug 17

The origins of Halloween have been traced back to AD 270 when Celtic people began to celebrate Samhain. This was an annual feast and costume party that served two purposes: 1. celebrate memory of dead relatives and 2. a time of...

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How's Your November 1st?

Meow Anji @meowanji (193) • Philippines 1 Nov 15

Good morning, it's already the 2nd of November here. Since we are from different countries, some of you might still be in the half of November 1st. We have different traditions every November 1 and here in the...

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The dead deserves respect

bingskee @bingskee (5234) • Philippines 29 Oct 11

In the Philippines, November 1 is a legal holiday. It is a day intended for Filipinos to go to cemeteries and offer flowers and light candles for the dead. Personally, I believe that the dead, would not know anymore, these...

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November 1 Announced as Special Non-Working Holiday: What is your opinion?

jessielicious @jessielicious (30) • Philippines 27 Oct 10

Just now, Department of Labor and Employment announced that November 1, All Saints Day, for the year 2010, is a SPECIAL NON-WORKING HOLIDAY. In the previous years, we celebrated November 1 as a REGULAR HOLIDAY, which means that...

special non working holiday

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How do you celebrate your Nov 1?

incredibleDNA @incredibleDNA (1742) • Philippines 27 Oct 09

I'm from the Phils and we do normally celebrate Nov 1 with some relatives to visit our beloved departed relatives in cemeteries/chapels. I know for a fact that November 1 is All Saint's day yet we do celebrate this day as our...

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Remember Our Loved Ones Who Passed Away

yuna15 @yuna15 (2706) • Philippines 31 Oct 08

As we all of us Filipinos know Nov. is the time for us to remember our loved ones who passed away while all the other people in the world celebrate Halloween. So do you have any loved ones who passed away you need to visit?...

remembering the dead

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Nov 1 - a day to remember loved ones who passed away? How do you celebrate it?

iskayz @iskayz (5420) • Philippines 28 Oct 08

Hi everyone! November 1 is nearing and it's All Saint's Day. In my country its a tradition to visit our dead love one's. Spend the day at the cemetery with every member of the family and relatives. Light candles...

remembering the dead

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Where did Halloween come from?

dreamworx @dreamworx (5) • Philippines 23 Aug 07

Anybody care to answer?

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