[Junior]

It's the day before All Saints Day. The Church evidently thought it had enough value to give it its own name.

[eleni121]

Actually the Orthodox Christian feast of the saints is the first Sunday of Pentecost. Catholics have identified November 1st as the day to commemorate the martyrs and saints.

I just don't see why Christians should be celebrating a pagan festival of death and human sacrifice without knowing what they are doing. The information posted by Douglas KC is valuable and you are free to do with it what you will.