The word Halloween comes from all Hallows Eve.

万圣节前夕这个词就来源于所有圣徒之夜。

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Halloween was referred to as all Hallows Eve and dates back to over 2000 years ago.

万圣节源于圣徒日前夜，始于2000多年前。

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In Ireland, the name was all Hallows Eve and this name is still used by some older people.

在爱尔兰，这个名字是万圣节前夕，这个名字仍然是一些老年人使用。

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The Christian holiday of All Hallows' Eve, celebrated on the same date, was originally celebrated on May 13, and was moved to its present date by Gregory III in the eighth century.

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The site also links to a wide selection of Halloween-related web pages, covering All Hallows' Eve subject matter from ghost stories to costumes to "mystic games" like a virtual Ouija board and a tarot card reading.

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Both All Hallows' Eve -- known today as Halloween -- and All Saints' Day, which follows on November 1, were designated as days to pray for dead souls that had not passed out of purgatory, in the belief that the prayers of the living will help.

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