How did Halloween get its name?

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The word Halloween comes from All-Hallows-Eve as it is at the end off All-Hallows-day which is also know as All-Saints-Day. Although now All-Saints-Day falls one day after Halloween, they use to be celebrated together on the same day.

Halloween was originally called All Hallows' Eve which means the evening before All Saints' Day. "Hallow" is an Old English word for "saint". This was shortened to Hallowe'en and finally to Halloween. Satanists have adopted Hallowe'en as one of their three main seasonal days of celebration. The others are Walpurgus Nacht on MAY-1 and the Satanist's birthday.

All-Saints-Day and All-Hallows-Eve were never celebrated together. it has always been the day after.

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