[Campion]

Pope Gregory did not just "declare" All Saints' Day, he transferred it. It was originally part of the Easter Cycle -- the Sunday after Pentecost -- and still is, in the Eastern churches.

And his transferral of the feast to November 1 had nothing to do with Samhain, which was a British Druid feast, not a Roman one. He transferred it because they were having trouble feeding the pilgrims in Rome, with too many spring feasts happening before the harvest had been brought in.

There's nothing intrinsically wrong with dressing up in costumes and passing out candy on October 31, any more than there is on October 30 or November 1.

[editor-surveyor]

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>> “There’s nothing intrinsically wrong...” <<

We have a judge that knows our hearts.
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