Halloween, contraction of All Hallows’ Eve, a holiday observed on October 31, the evening before All Saints’ (or All Hallows’) Day. The celebration marks the day before the Western Christian feast of All Saints (All Saints’ Day, November 1) and initiates the season of Allhallowtide, the triduum that lasts three days and concludes with All Souls’ Day (November 2).
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