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November 1 — the Christian feast for all the saints, known and unknown.
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The feast honours every saint, including the ones nobody ever named. It was fixed to 1 November in the West in the eighth century. The evening before is All Hallows' Eve — which is where the word Halloween comes from. All Souls' Day follows on 2 November, for all the faithful departed.
Three days sit together: the eve, the saints, the souls. Once a child sees that Halloween is the front porch of a much older three-day season, the whole thing makes more sense.
What a family can actually do
Light a candle for somebody. In many countries families spend the day at the cemetery, tidying and talking.
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