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Show Hallowe'en of Pagan Origin. Hallowe'en, or All Hallow's eve, is clearly a relic of pagan times, for there is nothing in the church observance of the ensuing day of All Saints to have originated such extraordinary notions as are connected with this celebrated cele-brated festival, or such remarkable practices as those by which it Is distinguished. dis-tinguished. In Roman Catholic countries coun-tries Hallowe'en is the occasion for visiting the cemeteries and laying flowers flow-ers on the graves of friends and relatives, rela-tives, but in parts of Scotland and elsewhere the night is devoted to merry-making and divination of the future. |