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Line 22: − When the Reformation swept Scotland in May 1559, All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day (Nov. 2), and other Catholic holidays were suppressed. It was thought that the living could help the souls of the dead escape purgatory on All Souls' Day by lighting bonfires and by other activities. Bonfires are one of the oldest and most persistent Halloween observances, so this practice could have transferred.+
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===Scottish origins===
===Scottish origins===
In medieval times, it was thought that the living could help the souls of the dead escape purgatory on All Souls' Day (Nov. 2) by lighting bonfires and by other activities. When the Reformation swept Scotland in May 1559, All Saints' Day (Nov. 1), All Souls' Day, and other Catholic holidays were suppressed. Bonfires are one of the oldest and most persistent Halloween observances, so this practice could have transferred.
====Bonfires====
====Bonfires====