Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Haloween

In Britain the rituals of Hallowtide and Halloween came under attack during theReformation as Protestants denounced purgatory as a "popish" doctrine incompatible with the notion of predestinationHalloween is also thought to have been heavily influenced by the Christian holy days of All Saints' Day (also known as Hallowmas,All Hallows, Hallow tide) and All Souls' Day.

Happy Halloween

 Halloween is also thought to have been heavily influenced by the Christian holy days of All Saints Day (also known as  Hallow tide) and All Souls Day In Britain the rituals of Hallow tide and Halloween came under attack during the Reformation as denounced purgatory as a "polish" doctrine incompatible with the notion of predinsation.