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Since the early Middle Ages, Halloween has been part of a trio of major Church feasts. But what are these feasts and what do they commemorate?

November 2 is a day families gather at cemeteries to clean gravesites and feast with their deceased. Blueberry-based colada and bread "babies" (guaguas) are traditions.

A Halloween graveyard can be spooky, scary and full of pranks and mischief, but it can also be used to teach lessons on the lives of the saints in a religious classroom.

If asked to describe the Day of the Dead it would be fair to conjure up images of scary ghosts and ghouls. For the people of Mexico, nothing is further from the truth.

The Catholic Feast of All Souls' Day is celebrated on November 2nd and commemorates those who have died and are awaiting heaven.

The celebration of Turama on All Soul's Day is celebrated on the island of Raratonga with flowers and candle light.

Native American Indians celebrate a death in various ways; the dead are honored with food, herbs and gifts to ensure a safe journey to the after life.

November brings even more holidays to explore for homeschooling families.

Using All Saints Day, All Souls Day and jack-o-lanterns to teach the Catholic faith.

More than candy, trick-or-treat, costumes, pumpkins or other season traditions, Halloween goes back to the Celt's last day of their calendar year, All Hallow's Eve.

Trick or Treat! is a Halloween ultimatum heard in many parts of the world. It may have roots in medieval times, but it's evolved and varies, even within the U.S

All Hallows Eve, All Saint's Day, and All Souls Day are well-known Christian holidays of autumn, but the significance, meaning, and origin behind them may surprise you.

Though the "Day of the Dead" might sound slightly morbid at first, this celebration is as much about life as it is about remembering the dead.

Halloween, with its roots in the Celtic Samhain (sah-win), has undergone various modifications and has been redefined into the modern holiday observed today.

For kids, Halloween brings parties at school, scary decorations, dressing in costumes and going door to door to collect candy, but, how did Halloween begin?

The medieval year was punctuated by various festivals, many of which had their roots in ancient traditions. These events enlivened the changing months and seasons.

Guy Fawkes Day, on November 5th, is a well known time for partying with bonfires and fireworks. But what other excuses are there for a bit of revelry in the 11th month?

Whether Halloween is a pagan celebration is debatable as the early Christian Church perpetuated the Druid celebration by moving the Feast of All Saints Day to 1 November

The search to find the when and the why behind Child Safety Protection Month and answer, "Who was Sadie Hawkins and why does she have a day?", plus other obscure holidays

The origins of Halloween, a secular holiday observed by millions of people every year, can be traced back to ancient Celtic, Roman and Christian rituals.

What is now known as Halloween used to be an ancient festival called Samhain, when the Celts celebrated the end of the light phase of the year and the start of the dark.

For Western Christians, it is now "Ordinary Time," the liturgically quiet time between the Easter and Christmas Seasons. But there are some important celebrations.

Halloween was originally the celebration of Samhain, an important Celtic feast which marked the beginning of winter.

A favorite American Holiday, Halloween, or All-Hallows' Eve, has its roots in Pagan Celtic traditions, Roman occupation, and the Catholic Church

Carved pumpkins have become an important symbol of Halloween. How did this tradition begin and how has it evolved today?

Picture books can help introduce children to Hispanic culture. These stories depict Latin American families celebrating El Día de los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead.

This warm colada (thickened juice drink) is traditionally consumed in the weeks before All Soul's Day, and uses Andean products such as blueberry, blackberry and corn.

Although Halloween is celebrated in many different countries, it's celebrated with different types of foods. But the mystery and fears about Halloween are the same.

Games and activities to teach CCD students about the saints.

Long ago, before electric light, men feared the shadows of the night. In those days people developed some strange customs to deal with the hidden danger.

The origins of Halloween can be traced back to the New Year celebrations of the Celts 2,000 years ago. November 1st was the beginning of the long, harsh winter.

For children, Halloween is all about costumes and candy. While some view it as anti-Christian, All Hallows Eve is a time of giving thanks and remembering dead loved ones.

Halloween is one of the most popular holidays of the year, The light-hearted observances of today have mystical origins dating back 2000 years.

Beginning with Celts' celebration of Samhain, and its transition to All Hallows' Eve, Halloween has been the source of superstitions about marriage, luck, and death.

Many believe Halloween is evil, which is why many Christians don't celebrate Halloween. How should Christians treat Halloween? What does the Bible say about Halloween?

The history of how certain foods came to be used in the Halloween celebrations.

For pagans, Halloween is not just spooky fun. They celebrate Samhain, sacred time of honoring ancestor and spirit, marking a New Year as it passes into death and rebirth.

Halloween lore and religious persecution have cast a long shadow over feline history, and superstitions surrounding black cats persist to this day.