" The night before October 31st was "All Hallows' Eve, " which gradually morphed into "Halloween.

十月三十一日的前夕则是“诸圣夜”，渐渐地演化成“万圣节”。

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It's time once again to carve some jack-o '-lanterns and bust out the cobwebs as all Hallows Eve is creeping closer.

随着万圣节前夕的慢慢临近，又到了雕刻南瓜灯和清理蜘蛛网的时候了。

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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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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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