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October 17th, 1517 marks the outward beginning of the Reformation. All Saints Day, a pre-exsiting Catholic holiday on ar about Oct. 31st, coincided nicely.

20 posted on 10/31/2004 7:51:44 AM PST by Lexinom ("A person's a person no matter how small" - from Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who)

All Saints Day, a pre-exsiting Catholic holiday on ar about Oct. 31st, coincided nicely.

All Saints is 1st November, is was also known as All Hallows (which means pretty much the same thing); All Hallows Even was abreviated to Hallowe'en. Thus stuff about ghouls was that this was the last time that they could play around before the Holy Day following.

I couldn't resist a certain wry smile at Reformation Day being on Hallowe'en...

Even better traditionalist Catholics kept yesterday as the Feast of Our Lord Jesus Christ the King which is certainly preferable to Hallowe'en.