Halloween is All Saints’ Eve, November 1st is All Saints’ Day, and then there’s All Souls’ Day afterwards. In actual fact all holidays have become forgotten or otherwise commercialized, secularized. They’re “culture” days, with the most meaning to come out of nationalism (e.g. Saint Patrick’s Day) or close family (e.g. Christmas), which is still inferior to the spirituality that these holidays once were celebrated with. Ultimately I don’t think it’s fair to say which is better, when they’re all symptomatic of a larger spiritual, cultural rot.
Come the Second Religiousness, they’re sure to have a revival, and I am curious to see how this will pan out….