„Bishop Challenges Supermarkets to Lighten up Halloween”. The Church of England. Архивирано из оригинала 18. 5. 2012. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „Christianity needs to make clear its positive message for young people. It's high time we reclaimed the Christian aspects of Halloween," says the Bishop, explaining the background to his letter.”
Elwell, Walter A. (2001). Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. Baker Academic. стр. 533. ISBN978-0-8010-2075-9. „Halloween (All Hallows Eve). The name given to October 31, the eve of the Christian festival of All Saints Day (November 1).”
Levene, Alysa (2016). Cake: A Slice of History. Pegasus Books. стр. 44. ISBN978-1-68177-108-3. „Like the perennial favourites, hot cross buns; they were often marked with a cross to indicate that they were baked as alms.”
Carter, Albert Howard; Petro, Jane Arbuckle (1998). Rising from the Flames: The Experience of the Severely Burned. University of Pennsylvania Press. стр. 100. ISBN978-0-8122-1517-5. „Halloween, incorporated into the Christian year as the eve of All Saints Day, marked the return of the souls of the departed and the release of devils who could move freely on that night. Fires lit on that night served to prevent the influence of such spirits and to provide omens for the future. Modern children go from house to house at Halloween with flashlights powered by electric batteries, while jack o'lanterns (perhaps with an actual candle, but often with a lightbulb) glow from windows and porches.”
Morrow, Ed (2001). The Halloween Handbook. Kensington Publishing Corporation. стр. 19. ISBN978-0-8065-2227-2. „Another contributor to the custom of dressing up at Halloween was the old Irish practice of marking All Hallows' Day with religious pageants that recounted biblical events. These were common during the Middle Ages all across Europe. The featured players dressed as saints and angels, but there were also plenty of roles for demons who had more fun, capering, acting devilish, and playing to the crows. The pageant began inside the church, then moved by procession to the churchyard, where it continued long into the night.”
Hutton, Ronald (2001). Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain. Oxford University Press. стр. 369, 373. ISBN978-0-19-157842-7. „Fires were indeed lit in England on All Saints' Day, notably in Lancashire, and may well ultimately have descended from the same rites, but were essentially party of a Christian ceremony ... families still assembled at the midnight before All Saints' Day in the early nineteenth century. Each did so on a hill near its homestead, one person holding a large bunch of burning straw on the end of a fork. The rest in a circle around and prayed for the souls of relatives and friends until the flames burned out. The author who recorded this custom added that it gradually died out in the latter part of the century, but that before it had been very common and at nearby Whittingham such fires could be seen all around the horizon at Hallowe'en. He went on to say that the name 'Purgatory Field', found across northern Lancashire, testified to an even wider distribution and that the rite itself was called 'Teen'lay'.”
Merriam-Webster's Encyclopædia of World Religions. Merriam-Webster. 1999. стр. 408. ISBN978-0-87779-044-0. Приступљено 31. 10. 2011. „Halloween, also called All Hallows' Eve, holy or hallowed evening observed on October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day. The Irish pre-Christian observances influenced the Christian festival of All Hallows' Eve, celebrated on the same date.”
Hynes, Mary Ellen (1993). Companion to the Calendar. Liturgy Training Publications. стр. 160. ISBN978-1-56854-011-5. „In most of Europe, Halloween is strictly a religious event. Sometimes in North America the church's traditions are lost or confused.”
Braden, Donna R.; Village, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield (1988). Leisure and entertainment in America. Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village. ISBN978-0-933728-32-5. Приступљено 2. 6. 2014. „Halloween, a holiday with religious origins but increasingly secularized as celebrated in America, came to assume major proportions as a children's festivity.”
Diehl, Daniel; Donnelly, Mark P. (13. 4. 2011). Medieval Celebrations: Your Guide to Planning and Hosting Spectacular Feasts, Parties, Weddings, and Renaissance Fairs. Stackpole Books. стр. 17. ISBN978-0-8117-4430-0. „All Hallows' Eve. A time of spiritual unrest, when the souls of the dead, along with ghosts and evil spirits, were believed to walk the land. Church bells were run and fires lit to guide these souls on their way and deflect them from haunting honest Christian folk. Barns and homes were blessed to protect people and livestock from the effects of witches, who were believed to accompany the malignant spirits as they traveld the earth. Although a rare few continued to divine the future, cast spells, and tell ghost stories in rural communities, woe to anyone who was denounced to the church for engaging in such activities. These may seem like innocent fun today, but it was deadly serious stuff during the Middle Ages.”
Skog, Jason (2008). Teens in Finland. Capstone. стр. 31. ISBN978-0-7565-3405-9. „Most funerals are Lutheran, and nearly 98 percent of all funerals take place in a church. It is customary to take pictures of funerals or even videotape them. To Finns, death is a part of the cycle of life, and a funeral is another special occasion worth remembering. In fact, during All Hallow's Eve and Christmas Eve, cemeteries are known as valomeri, or seas of light. Finns visit cemeteries and light candles in remembrance of the deceased.”
Andrew James Harvey (31. 10. 2012). „'All Hallows' Eve'”. The Patriot Post. Архивирано из оригинала 21. 4. 2013. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „"The vigil of the hallows" refers to the prayer service the evening before the celebration of All Hallows or Saints Day. Or "Halloween" for short – a fixture on the liturgical calendar of the Christian West since the seventh century.”
„All Hallows' Eve”. British Broadcasting Corporation. 20. 10. 2011. Приступљено 29. 10. 2020. „However, there are supporters of the view that Hallowe'en, as the eve of All Saints' Day, originated entirely independently of Samhain and some question the existence of a specific pan-Celtic religious festival which took place on 31st October/1st November.”
„BBC – Religions – Christianity: All Hallows' Eve”. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 2010. Архивирано из оригинала 3. 11. 2011. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „It is widely believed that many Hallowe'en traditions have evolved from an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain which was Christianised by the early Church.... All Hallows' Eve falls on 31st October each year, and is the day before All Hallows' Day, also known as All Saints' Day in the Christian calendar. The Church traditionally held a vigil on All Hallows' Eve when worshippers would prepare themselves with prayers and fasting prior to the feast day itself. The name derives from the Old English 'hallowed' meaning holy or sanctified and is now usually contracted to the more familiar word Hallowe'en. ...However, there are supporters of the view that Hallowe'en, as the eve of All Saints' Day, originated entirely independently of Samhain ...”
„BBC – Religions – Christianity: All Hallows' Eve”. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 2010. Архивирано из оригинала 3. 11. 2011. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „All Hallows' Eve falls on 31st October each year, and is the day before All Hallows' Day, also known as All Saints' Day in the Christian calendar. The Church traditionally held a vigil on All Hallows' Eve when worshippers would prepare themselves with prayers and fasting prior to the feast day itself.”
Books & Culture: A Christian Review. Christianity Today. 1999. стр. 12. Архивирано из оригинала 23. 4. 2016. г. „Sometimes enacted as at village pageants, the danse macabre was also performed as court masques, the courtiers dressing up as corpses from various strata of society...both the name and the observance began liturgically as All Hallows' Eve.”
Smith, Bonnie G. (2004). Women's History in Global Perspective. University of Illinois Press. стр. 66. ISBN978-0-252-02931-8. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „The pre-Christian observance obviously influenced the Christian celebration of All Hallows' Eve, just as the Taoist festival affected the newer Buddhist Ullambana festival. Although the Christian version of All Saints' and All Souls' Days came to emphasize prayers for the dead, visits to graves, and the role of the living assuring the safe passage to heaven of their departed loved ones, older notions never disappeared.”
Austrian information. Stanford University. 1965. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „The feasts of Hallowe'en, or All Hallows Eve and the devotions to the dead on All Saints' and All Souls' Day are both mixtures of old Celtic, Druid and other pagan customs intertwined with Christian practice.”
Roberts, Brian K. (1987). The Making of the English Village: A Study in Historical Geography. Longman Scientific & Technical. ISBN978-0-582-30143-6. Приступљено 14. 12. 2015. „Time out of time', when the barriers between this world and the next were down, the dead returned from the grave, and gods and strangers from the underworld walked abroad was a twice- yearly reality, on dates Christianised as All Hallows' Eve and All Hallows' Day.”
Monaghan, Patricia (1. 1. 2009). The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore. Infobase Publishing. стр. 167. ISBN978-1-4381-1037-0. Архивирано из оригинала 23. 4. 2016. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „They were both respected and feared. "Their backs towards us, their faces away from us, and may God and Mary save us from harm," was a prayer spoken whenever one ventured near their dwellings.”
„Service for All Hallows' Eve”. The Book of Occasional Services 2003. Church Publishing, Inc. 2004. стр. 108. ISBN978-0-89869-409-3. „This service may be used on the evening of October 31, known as All Hallows' Eve. Suitable festivities and entertainments may take place before or after this service, and a visit may be made to a cemetery or burial place.”
Anne E. Kitch (2004). The Anglican Family Prayer Book. Church Publishing, Inc. ISBN978-0-8192-2565-8. Архивирано из оригинала 25. 1. 2017. г. Приступљено 31. 10. 2011. „All Hallow's Eve, which later became known as Halloween, is celebrated on the night before All Saints' Day, November 1. Use this simple prayer service in conjunction with Halloween festivities to mark the Christian roots of this festival.”
The Paulist Liturgy Planning Guide. Paulist Press. 2006. ISBN978-0-8091-4414-3. Архивирано из оригинала 31. 10. 2017. г. Приступљено 31. 10. 2011. „Rather than compete, liturgy planners would do well to consider ways of including children in the celebration of these vigil Masses. For example, children might be encouraged to wear Halloween costumes representing their patron saint or their favorite saint, clearly adding a new level of meaning to the Halloween celebrations and the celebration of All Saints' Day.”
Armentrout, Donald S.; Slocum, Robert Boak (1999). An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church. Church Publishing, Inc. стр. 7. ISBN978-0-89869-211-2. Архивирано из оригинала 30. 7. 2016. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „The BOS notes that "suitable festivities and entertainments" may precede of follow the service, and there may be a visit to a cemetery or burial place.”
Infeld, Joanna (1. 12. 2008). In-Formation. D & J Holdings LLC. стр. 150. ISBN978-0-9760512-4-4. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „My folks are Polish and they celebrate Halloween in a different way. It is time to remember your dead and visit the cemetery and graves of your loved ones.”
The Anglican Breviary. Frank Gavin Liturgical Foundation. 1955. стр. 1514 (E494). Архивирано из оригинала 23. 4. 2016. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023.
britannica.com
„Halloween”. Encyclopædia Britannica. Архивирано из оригинала 30. 10. 2012. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023.
Saunders, William. „All Saints and All Souls”. Catholic Education Resource Center. Архивирано из оригинала 18. 9. 2016. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023.
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„Vigil of All Saints”. Catholic News Agency. 31. 10. 2012. Архивирано из оригинала 24. 5. 2013. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „The Vigil is based on the monastic office of Vigils (or Matins), when the monks would arise in the middle of the night to pray. On major feast days, they would have an extended service of readings (scriptural, patristic, and from lives of the saints) in addition to chanting the psalms. This all would be done in the dark, of course, and was an opportunity to listen carefully to the Word of God as well as the words of the Church Fathers and great saints. The Vigil of All Saints is an adaptation of this ancient practice, using the canonical office of Compline at the end.”
„Halloween”. Anglican Diocese of Worcester. 20. 10. 2020. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „the word Halloween means ‘holy evening’ and comes from All Hallow’s Eve? Traditionally it is the fast day before the feast days of All Saints (1 Nov) and All Souls (2 Nov) which are opportunities to celebrate the saints and remember those who have departed this life.”
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„Definition of "guising"”. Collins English Dictionary. „(in Scotland and N England) the practice or custom of disguising oneself in fancy dress, often with a mask, and visiting people's houses, esp at Halloween”
Kernan, Joe (30. 10. 2013). „Not so spooky after all: The roots of Halloween are tamer than you think”. Cranston Herald. Архивирано из оригинала 26. 11. 2015. г. Приступљено 31. 10. 2015. „By the early 20th century, Halloween, like Christmas, was commercialized. Pre-made costumes, decorations and special candy all became available. The Christian origins of the holiday were downplayed.”
„E'EN, Een”. Scottish National Dictionary (1700–). III =. 1952. snd8629.
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„All Hallows Eve Service”(PDF). Duke University. 31. 10. 2012. Архивирано из оригинала(PDF) 5. 10. 2013. г. Приступљено 31. 5. 2014. „About All Hallows Eve: Tonight is the eve of All Saints Day, the festival in the Church that recalls the faith and witness of the men and women who have come before us. The service celebrates our continuing communion with them, and memorializes the recently deceased. The early church followed the Jewish custom that a new day began at sundown; thus, feasts and festivals in the church were observed beginning the night before.”
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„School holidays”. Department of Education Northern Ireland. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023.
Allen, Travis (2011). „Christians and Halloween”. Church Publishing, Inc. Архивирано из оригинала 28. 10. 2011. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „Other Christians will opt for Halloween alternatives called 'Harvest Festivals', 'Hallelujah Night' or 'Reformation Festivals' – the kids dress up as farmers, Bible characters, or Reformation heroes.”
„Tricks and treats”. Irish Examiner. 30. 10. 2010. Архивирано из оригинала 18. 4. 2021. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023.
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„Schools 'must reopen' after Halloween break”. Irish News. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „Catholic school chiefs have insisted that the extended Halloween holiday must not be stretched out any further.”
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„Ten trick-or-treating facts for impressive bonfire chats”. The Irish Times. 31. 10. 2014. Архивирано из оригинала 27. 1. 2021. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „Scotland and Ireland started tricking: A few decades later a practice called ‘guising’ was in full swing in Scotland and Ireland. Short for ‘disguising’, children would go out from door to door dressed in costume and rather than pledging to pray, they would tell a joke, sing a song or perform another sort of “trick” in exchange for food or money. The expression trick or treat has only been used at front doors for the last 10 to 15 years. Before that "Help the Halloween Party" seems to have been the most popular phrase to holler.”
„Tudor Hallowtide”. National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. 2012. Архивирано из оригинала 6. 10. 2014. г. „Hallowtide covers the three days – 31 October (All-Hallows Eve or Hallowe'en), 1 November (All Saints) and 2 November (All Souls).”
„Night of Light Beginnings”. Cor et Lumen Christi Community. Архивирано из оригинала 23. 10. 2013. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „In its first year – 2000 AD – over 1000 people participated from several countries. This included special All Saints Vigil masses, extended periods of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and parties for children. In our second year 10,000 participated. Since these modest beginnings, the Night of Light has been adopted in many countries around the world with vast numbers involved each year from a Cathedral in India to a convent in New Zealand; from Churches in the US and Europe to Africa; in Schools, churches, homes and church halls all ages have got involved. Although it began in the Catholic Church it has been taken up by other Christians who while keeping its essentials have adapted it to suit their own traditions.”
„Ghost Festival”. oftaiwan.org. 22. 8. 2017. Архивирано из оригинала 3. 1. 2022. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023.
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Andrew James Harvey (31. 10. 2012). „'All Hallows' Eve'”. The Patriot Post. Архивирано из оригинала 21. 4. 2013. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „"The vigil of the hallows" refers to the prayer service the evening before the celebration of All Hallows or Saints Day. Or "Halloween" for short – a fixture on the liturgical calendar of the Christian West since the seventh century.”
Moser, Stefan (29. 10. 2010). „Kein 'Trick or Treat' bei Salzburgs Kelten” (на језику: немачки). Salzburger Nachrichten. Архивирано из оригинала 17. 3. 2014. г. Приступљено 11. 8. 2017. „Die Kelten haben gar nichts mit Halloween zu tun", entkräftet Stefan Moser, Direktor des Keltenmuseums Hallein, einen weit verbreiteten Mythos. Moser sieht die Ursprünge von Halloween insgesamt in einem christlichen Brauch, nicht in einem keltischen.”
Mader, Isabel (30. 9. 2014). „Halloween Colcannon”. Simmer Magazine. Архивирано из оригинала 5. 10. 2014. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „All Hallow's Eve was a Western (Anglo) Christian holiday that revolved around commemorating the dead using humor to intimidate death itself. Like all holidays, All Hallow's Eve involved traditional treats. The church encouraged an abstinence from meat, which created many vegetarian dishes.”
„Here's to the Soulcakers going about their mysterious mummery”. The Telegraph. 6. 11. 2010. Архивирано из оригинала 3. 4. 2013. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „One that has grown over the past decade is the so-called Night of Light, on All Hallows' Eve, October 31. It was invented in 2000, in leafy Chertsey, Surrey, when perhaps 1,000 people took part. Now it is a worldwide movement, popular in Africa and the United States.
The heart of the Night of Light is an all-night vigil of prayer, but there is room for children's fun too: sweets, perhaps a bonfire and dressing up as St George or St Lucy. The minimum gesture is to put a lighted candle in the window, which is in itself too exciting for some proponents of health and safety. The inventor of the Night of Light is Damian Stayne, the founder of a year-round religious community called Cor et Lumen Christi – heart and light of Christ. This new movement is Catholic, orthodox and charismatic – emphasising the work of the Holy Spirit.”
Suarez, Essdras (29. 10. 2007). „Some Christians use 'Hell Houses' to reach out on Halloween”. USA Today. Архивирано из оригинала 28. 4. 2021. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „While some Christians aren't certain what to make of Halloween – unsure whether to embrace or ignore all the goblins and ghoulishness – some evangelical churches use Oct. 31 as a day to evangelize. ...Some use trick-or-treating as an evangelistic opportunity, giving out Bible tracts with candy.”
Hughes, Rebekkah (29. 10. 2014). „Happy Hallowe'en Surrey!”(PDF). The Stag. University of Surrey. стр. 1. Архивирано из оригинала(PDF) 19. 11. 2015. г. Приступљено 31. 10. 2015. „Halloween or Hallowe'en, is the yearly celebration on October 31st that signifies the first day of Allhallowtide, being the time to remember the dead, including martyrs, saints and all faithful departed Christians.”
Beth Allison Barr (28. 10. 2016). „Guess what? Halloween is more Christian than Pagan – The Washington Post”. The Washington Post. Архивирано из оригинала 1. 11. 2018. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „It is the medieval Christian festivals of All Saints' and All Souls' that provide our firmest foundation for Halloween. From emphasizing dead souls (both good and evil), to decorating skeletons, lighting candles for processions, building bonfires to ward off evil spirits, organizing community feasts, and even encouraging carnival practices like costumes, the medieval and early modern traditions of "Hallowtide" fit well with our modern holiday.”
Barr, Beth Allison (28. 10. 2016). „Guess what? Halloween is more Christian than Pagan”. The Washington Post. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „It is the medieval Christian festivals of All Saints’ and All Souls’ that provide our firmest foundation for Halloween. From emphasizing dead souls (both good and evil), to decorating skeletons, lighting candles for processions, building bonfires to ward off evil spirits, organizing community feasts, and even encouraging carnival practices like costumes, the medieval and early modern traditions of “Hallowtide” fit well with our modern holiday. So what does this all mean? It means that when we celebrate Halloween, we are definitely participating in a tradition with deep historical roots. But, while those roots are firmly situated in the medieval Christian past, their historical connection to “paganism” is rather more tenuous.”
Beth Allison Barr (28. 10. 2016). „Guess what? Halloween is more Christian than Pagan – The Washington Post”. The Washington Post. Архивирано из оригинала 1. 11. 2018. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „It is the medieval Christian festivals of All Saints' and All Souls' that provide our firmest foundation for Halloween. From emphasizing dead souls (both good and evil), to decorating skeletons, lighting candles for processions, building bonfires to ward off evil spirits, organizing community feasts, and even encouraging carnival practices like costumes, the medieval and early modern traditions of "Hallowtide" fit well with our modern holiday.”
Hughes, Rebekkah (29. 10. 2014). „Happy Hallowe'en Surrey!”(PDF). The Stag. University of Surrey. стр. 1. Архивирано из оригинала(PDF) 19. 11. 2015. г. Приступљено 31. 10. 2015. „Halloween or Hallowe'en, is the yearly celebration on October 31st that signifies the first day of Allhallowtide, being the time to remember the dead, including martyrs, saints and all faithful departed Christians.”
„Tudor Hallowtide”. National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. 2012. Архивирано из оригинала 6. 10. 2014. г. „Hallowtide covers the three days – 31 October (All-Hallows Eve or Hallowe'en), 1 November (All Saints) and 2 November (All Souls).”
Saunders, William. „All Saints and All Souls”. Catholic Education Resource Center. Архивирано из оригинала 18. 9. 2016. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023.
Books & Culture: A Christian Review. Christianity Today. 1999. стр. 12. Архивирано из оригинала 23. 4. 2016. г. „Sometimes enacted as at village pageants, the danse macabre was also performed as court masques, the courtiers dressing up as corpses from various strata of society...both the name and the observance began liturgically as All Hallows' Eve.”
Moser, Stefan (29. 10. 2010). „Kein 'Trick or Treat' bei Salzburgs Kelten” (на језику: немачки). Salzburger Nachrichten. Архивирано из оригинала 17. 3. 2014. г. Приступљено 11. 8. 2017. „Die Kelten haben gar nichts mit Halloween zu tun", entkräftet Stefan Moser, Direktor des Keltenmuseums Hallein, einen weit verbreiteten Mythos. Moser sieht die Ursprünge von Halloween insgesamt in einem christlichen Brauch, nicht in einem keltischen.”
Monaghan, Patricia (1. 1. 2009). The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore. Infobase Publishing. стр. 167. ISBN978-1-4381-1037-0. Архивирано из оригинала 23. 4. 2016. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „They were both respected and feared. "Their backs towards us, their faces away from us, and may God and Mary save us from harm," was a prayer spoken whenever one ventured near their dwellings.”
Kernan, Joe (30. 10. 2013). „Not so spooky after all: The roots of Halloween are tamer than you think”. Cranston Herald. Архивирано из оригинала 26. 11. 2015. г. Приступљено 31. 10. 2015. „By the early 20th century, Halloween, like Christmas, was commercialized. Pre-made costumes, decorations and special candy all became available. The Christian origins of the holiday were downplayed.”
„Ten trick-or-treating facts for impressive bonfire chats”. The Irish Times. 31. 10. 2014. Архивирано из оригинала 27. 1. 2021. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „Scotland and Ireland started tricking: A few decades later a practice called ‘guising’ was in full swing in Scotland and Ireland. Short for ‘disguising’, children would go out from door to door dressed in costume and rather than pledging to pray, they would tell a joke, sing a song or perform another sort of “trick” in exchange for food or money. The expression trick or treat has only been used at front doors for the last 10 to 15 years. Before that "Help the Halloween Party" seems to have been the most popular phrase to holler.”
Hollister, Helen (1917). „Halloween Frolics”. Parlor Games for the Wise and Otherwise. Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company. стр. 98. Архивирано из оригинала 8. 12. 2015. г.
Mader, Isabel (30. 9. 2014). „Halloween Colcannon”. Simmer Magazine. Архивирано из оригинала 5. 10. 2014. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „All Hallow's Eve was a Western (Anglo) Christian holiday that revolved around commemorating the dead using humor to intimidate death itself. Like all holidays, All Hallow's Eve involved traditional treats. The church encouraged an abstinence from meat, which created many vegetarian dishes.”
Anne E. Kitch (2004). The Anglican Family Prayer Book. Church Publishing, Inc. ISBN978-0-8192-2565-8. Архивирано из оригинала 25. 1. 2017. г. Приступљено 31. 10. 2011. „All Hallow's Eve, which later became known as Halloween, is celebrated on the night before All Saints' Day, November 1. Use this simple prayer service in conjunction with Halloween festivities to mark the Christian roots of this festival.”
„BBC – Religions – Christianity: All Hallows' Eve”. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 2010. Архивирано из оригинала 3. 11. 2011. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „It is widely believed that many Hallowe'en traditions have evolved from an ancient Celtic festival called Samhain which was Christianised by the early Church.... All Hallows' Eve falls on 31st October each year, and is the day before All Hallows' Day, also known as All Saints' Day in the Christian calendar. The Church traditionally held a vigil on All Hallows' Eve when worshippers would prepare themselves with prayers and fasting prior to the feast day itself. The name derives from the Old English 'hallowed' meaning holy or sanctified and is now usually contracted to the more familiar word Hallowe'en. ...However, there are supporters of the view that Hallowe'en, as the eve of All Saints' Day, originated entirely independently of Samhain ...”
The Paulist Liturgy Planning Guide. Paulist Press. 2006. ISBN978-0-8091-4414-3. Архивирано из оригинала 31. 10. 2017. г. Приступљено 31. 10. 2011. „Rather than compete, liturgy planners would do well to consider ways of including children in the celebration of these vigil Masses. For example, children might be encouraged to wear Halloween costumes representing their patron saint or their favorite saint, clearly adding a new level of meaning to the Halloween celebrations and the celebration of All Saints' Day.”
„BBC – Religions – Christianity: All Hallows' Eve”. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 2010. Архивирано из оригинала 3. 11. 2011. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „All Hallows' Eve falls on 31st October each year, and is the day before All Hallows' Day, also known as All Saints' Day in the Christian calendar. The Church traditionally held a vigil on All Hallows' Eve when worshippers would prepare themselves with prayers and fasting prior to the feast day itself.”
„Vigil of All Saints”. Catholic News Agency. 31. 10. 2012. Архивирано из оригинала 24. 5. 2013. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „The Vigil is based on the monastic office of Vigils (or Matins), when the monks would arise in the middle of the night to pray. On major feast days, they would have an extended service of readings (scriptural, patristic, and from lives of the saints) in addition to chanting the psalms. This all would be done in the dark, of course, and was an opportunity to listen carefully to the Word of God as well as the words of the Church Fathers and great saints. The Vigil of All Saints is an adaptation of this ancient practice, using the canonical office of Compline at the end.”
„Night of Light Beginnings”. Cor et Lumen Christi Community. Архивирано из оригинала 23. 10. 2013. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „In its first year – 2000 AD – over 1000 people participated from several countries. This included special All Saints Vigil masses, extended periods of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and parties for children. In our second year 10,000 participated. Since these modest beginnings, the Night of Light has been adopted in many countries around the world with vast numbers involved each year from a Cathedral in India to a convent in New Zealand; from Churches in the US and Europe to Africa; in Schools, churches, homes and church halls all ages have got involved. Although it began in the Catholic Church it has been taken up by other Christians who while keeping its essentials have adapted it to suit their own traditions.”
„Here's to the Soulcakers going about their mysterious mummery”. The Telegraph. 6. 11. 2010. Архивирано из оригинала 3. 4. 2013. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „One that has grown over the past decade is the so-called Night of Light, on All Hallows' Eve, October 31. It was invented in 2000, in leafy Chertsey, Surrey, when perhaps 1,000 people took part. Now it is a worldwide movement, popular in Africa and the United States.
The heart of the Night of Light is an all-night vigil of prayer, but there is room for children's fun too: sweets, perhaps a bonfire and dressing up as St George or St Lucy. The minimum gesture is to put a lighted candle in the window, which is in itself too exciting for some proponents of health and safety. The inventor of the Night of Light is Damian Stayne, the founder of a year-round religious community called Cor et Lumen Christi – heart and light of Christ. This new movement is Catholic, orthodox and charismatic – emphasising the work of the Holy Spirit.”
„All Hallows Eve Service”(PDF). Duke University. 31. 10. 2012. Архивирано из оригинала(PDF) 5. 10. 2013. г. Приступљено 31. 5. 2014. „About All Hallows Eve: Tonight is the eve of All Saints Day, the festival in the Church that recalls the faith and witness of the men and women who have come before us. The service celebrates our continuing communion with them, and memorializes the recently deceased. The early church followed the Jewish custom that a new day began at sundown; thus, feasts and festivals in the church were observed beginning the night before.”
Armentrout, Donald S.; Slocum, Robert Boak (1999). An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church. Church Publishing, Inc. стр. 7. ISBN978-0-89869-211-2. Архивирано из оригинала 30. 7. 2016. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „The BOS notes that "suitable festivities and entertainments" may precede of follow the service, and there may be a visit to a cemetery or burial place.”
„Bishop Challenges Supermarkets to Lighten up Halloween”. The Church of England. Архивирано из оригинала 18. 5. 2012. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „Christianity needs to make clear its positive message for young people. It's high time we reclaimed the Christian aspects of Halloween," says the Bishop, explaining the background to his letter.”
Allen, Travis (2011). „Christians and Halloween”. Church Publishing, Inc. Архивирано из оригинала 28. 10. 2011. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „Other Christians will opt for Halloween alternatives called 'Harvest Festivals', 'Hallelujah Night' or 'Reformation Festivals' – the kids dress up as farmers, Bible characters, or Reformation heroes.”
Suarez, Essdras (29. 10. 2007). „Some Christians use 'Hell Houses' to reach out on Halloween”. USA Today. Архивирано из оригинала 28. 4. 2021. г. Приступљено 29. 11. 2023. „While some Christians aren't certain what to make of Halloween – unsure whether to embrace or ignore all the goblins and ghoulishness – some evangelical churches use Oct. 31 as a day to evangelize. ...Some use trick-or-treating as an evangelistic opportunity, giving out Bible tracts with candy.”
Hollister, Helen (1917). „Halloween Frolics”. Parlor Games for the Wise and Otherwise. Philadelphia: Penn Publishing Company. стр. 98. Архивирано из оригинала 8. 12. 2015. г.