Allhallowtide
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Allhallowtide is a three-day Christian observance encompassing All Hallows’ Eve, All Saints’ Day, and All Souls’ Day, focused on honoring saints and praying for the dead.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allhallowtide canonical | 2 |
| Hallowmas season | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian observance
ⓘ
liturgical season ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Allhallowtide
ⓘ
surface form:
Hallowmas season
All Hallows ⓘ
surface form:
Hallowtide
|
| associatedWith |
All Hallows’ Eve
ⓘ
All Saints’ Day ⓘ All Souls’ Day ⓘ Halloween ⓘ |
| calendarContext | follows the end of the liturgical year in some traditions ⓘ |
| commemorates |
all faithful departed
ⓘ
All Saints ⓘ
surface form:
all saints
|
| culturalInfluence | Christian origins of Halloween customs ⓘ |
| duration | three days ⓘ |
| endDay | November 2 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
honoring saints
ⓘ
praying for the dead ⓘ |
| hasPart |
All Hallows’ Eve
ⓘ
All Saints’ Day ⓘ All Souls’ Day ⓘ |
| linkedDoctrine |
intercession of saints
ⓘ
purgatory ⓘ resurrection of the dead ⓘ |
| liturgicalColor |
black
ⓘ
violet ⓘ white ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
European Lutheran churches ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran churches
Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
some Methodist churches ⓘ |
| observedIn | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor known and unknown saints
ⓘ
to pray for the souls of the departed faithful ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| startDay | October 31 ⓘ |
| theme |
communion of saints
ⓘ
remembrance of the dead ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
early November
ⓘ
late October ⓘ |
| tradition |
lighting candles for the dead
ⓘ
offering prayers for souls in purgatory ⓘ visiting graves ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hallowmas season