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From Franciscan Media:<\/p>\n
The earliest certain observance of a feast in honor of\u00a0all the saints\u00a0is an early fourth-century commemoration of \u201call the martyrs.\u201d In the early seventh century, after successive waves of invaders plundered the catacombs, Pope Boniface IV gathered up some 28 wagon-loads of bones and reinterred them beneath the Pantheon, a Roman temple dedicated to all the gods. The pope rededicated the shrine as a Christian church. According to Venerable Bede, the pope intended \u201cthat the memory of all the saints might in the future be honored in the place which had formerly been dedicated to the worship not of gods but of demons\u201d (On the Calculation of Time<\/i>).<\/p>\n
But the rededication of the Pantheon, like the earlier commemoration of all the martyrs, occurred in May. Many Eastern Churches still honor all the saints in the spring, either during the Easter season or immediately after Pentecost.\u00a0How the Western Church came to celebrate this feast, now recognized as a solemnity, in November is a puzzle to historians. The Anglo-Saxon theologian Alcuin observed the feast on November 1 in 800, as did his friend Arno, Bishop of Salzburg. Rome finally adopted that date in the ninth century.<\/p>\n
[For Full Story<\/a><\/strong>]<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n From Catholic Straight Answers:<\/p>\n Both the Feast of All Saints and the Feast of All Souls evolved in the life of the Church independently of paganism and Halloween.\u00a0 However, elements of pagan practices were perhaps \u201cbaptized\u201d by some cultures or attached themselves to the celebration of All Saints and All Souls.<\/p>\n In the West, a commemoration for all the saints also was celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost.\u00a0 The primary reason for establishing a common feast day was because of the desire to honor the great number of martyrs, especially during the persecution of Emperor Diocletion (284-305), the worst and most extensive of the persecutions.\u00a0 Quite simply, there were not enough days of the year for a feast day for each martyr and many of them died in groups.\u00a0 A common feast day for all saints, therefore, seemed most appropriate.<\/p>\n [For Full Story<\/a><\/strong>]<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n From Office Holidays:<\/p>\n All Saints\u2019 Day is generally celebrated on 1st November as a commemoration day for all Christian saints. It may also be known as\u00a0All Hallows<\/strong>‘\u00a0Day<\/strong>,\u00a0Solemnity of All Saints<\/strong>,\u00a0Hallowmas<\/strong>, or\u00a0Feast of Saints.<\/strong><\/p>\n The origin of All Saints’ Day may date back to a Greek Christian tradition from the 4th century, when a festival was held to honor saints and martyrs on the Sunday following Pentecost. The first recorded All Saints\u2019 Day occurred on 13 May 609 CE when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon in Rome as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. The Pope dedicated the day as a holiday to honor the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs.<\/p>\n [For Full Story<\/a><\/strong>]<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n