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 Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:06 am
If you have read the halloween thread in here, you have read about the origins of halloween, and why november 1st is all saints day.
but there's another day, november 2nd, all souls day!
does anyone know anything about this topic
(i know this is for sharing, but i looking for other ppl to share in the thread, being that i don't know sweatdrop )
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:40 am
Never even heard of it. This is what I found out on wikipedia.
All Soul's Day is the commemoration of all the faithful departed, in Mexico it is called Defunct's Day.
In the Roman Catholic Church all Soul's Day is for the commemoration of the faithful departed. The celebration is based on the doctrine that the souls of the faithful which at death have not been cleansed from venial sins, or have not atoned for past transgressions, cannot attain the beatific vision, and that they may be helped to do so by prayer and by the sacrifice of the mass.
The practice of setting apart a special day for intercession for certain of the faithful departed is very old. But the first feast of general intercession was first established by St. Odilo of Cluny (d. 104 cool .
At the Reformation the celebration of All Souls' Day was abolished in the Church of England, though it was renewed in certain churches in connection with the "Catholic revival" of the 19th century.
Certain popular beliefs connected with All Souls' Day are of pagan origin and immemorial antiquity. Thus the dead are believed by the peasantry of many Catholic countries to return to their former homes on All Souls' Night and partake of the food of the living. In Tyrol, cakes are left for them on the table and the room kept warm for their comfort. In Brittany, people flock to the cemeteries at nightfall to kneel bare-headed at the graves of their loved ones, and to toll the hollow of the tombstone with holy water or to pour libations of milk on it, and at bedtime the supper is left on the table for the souls.
click here to go to source
I left out a tiny bit of informaition that I thought dragged on but you may be able to find out a few more things if you go to the link.
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:33 pm
thnx! it seems that it's sort of a version of halloween
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:53 pm
It is also believed that, on All Soul's Day, many souls in purgatory are brought to Heaven.
I think I should know that, at least. *is Roman Catholic*
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:39 pm
Terraniaxe It is also believed that, on All Soul's Day, many souls in purgatory are brought to Heaven. I think I should know that, at least. *is Roman Catholic* lol so am i, but we never discussed it in religon class, i really wanted to know more about it b/c that's the day my b-days on! mrgreen
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Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:51 pm
Yeah, the Halloween History thread also states information on this day.
It was created in the 9th century to try to counter Halloween or Sahween [Samweh' or w/e the way it is spelt]. It also failed, its prior was All Sts. Day which is on november 1st.
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Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:13 pm
Ooh, ok then, so I'm assuming that's El Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
I've always been really bad at keeping up with my culture/religion i'm SUPPOSED to be sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:02 pm
[It Girl. Rag Doll.] Ooh, ok then, so I'm assuming that's El Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
I've always been really bad at keeping up with my culture/religion i'm SUPPOSED to be sweatdrop lol you are definatly not alone sweatdrop
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