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Hallowmas

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Hal·low·mas also Hal·low·mass  (hl-ms, -ms)
n. Archaic
All Saints' Day.
[Short for Allhallowmas.]
Hallowmas, Hallowmass [ˈhæləʊˌmæs]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Archaic the feast celebrating All Saints' Day
[see Allhallows, Mass]
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Noun1.HallowmasHallowmas - a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
All Saints' Day, Allhallows, Hallowmass, November 1
holy day of obligation - a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
Nov, November - the month following October and preceding December


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What began as a celebration of the end of the year (and a day when spirits of the dead were believed to walk the earth), later became part of a three-day Christian holiday called Hallowmas, a combination of Halloween, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day.
Does Halloween belong in school? Boo humbug ... teachers struggle to ... by Drevitch, Gary / Instructor (1990)
All Saints' Day, originally known as Hallowmas, has its origins in the many and varied local church remembrances of their dead.
Peek behind the veil during three days of the living dead by Gilmour, Peter / U.S. Catholic
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