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[[File:Calavera de la catrina.gif|"Calavera de la catrina" by Mexican artist Posada|thumb]]'''All Saints Day''' is a feast of the Catholic Church observed on November 1. It celebrates the [[saint]]s collectively. [[Pope Gregory III]] recognized the holiday around 731. [[Halloween]], shortened from All Hallow's Eve, got its name as the day before All Saints' Day.

[[File:Calavera de la catrina.gif|"Calavera de la catrina" by Mexican artist Posada|thumb]]'''All Saints Day''' is a feast of the Catholic Church observed on November 1. It celebrates the [[saint]]s collectively. [[Pope Gregory III]] recognized the holiday around 731. [[Halloween]], shortened from All Hallow's Eve, got its name as the day before All Saints' Day.

In several countries, All Saints Day is celebrated together with All Souls Day (Nov. 2) as the [[Day of the Dead]]. In Spanish, the holiday is known as ''Dia de Muertos.'' In Portuguese, it is ''Dia dos Finados.''. Cartoonist José Guadalupe Posada (1851 - 1913) promoted this version of the holiday in Mexico.

In several countries, All Saints Day is celebrated together with All Souls Day (Nov. 2) as the [[Day of the Dead]]. In Spanish, the holiday is known as ''Dia de Muertos.'' In Portuguese, it is ''Dia dos Finados.'' Cartoonist José Guadalupe Posada (1851 - 1913) promoted this version of the holiday in Mexico.

Patriarch [[John Chrysostom]] (d. 407) put All Saints' Day on the Sunday after Pentecost. The Orthodox Church still celebrates on this date.

Patriarch [[John Chrysostom]] (d. 407) put All Saints' Day on the Sunday after Pentecost. The Orthodox Church still celebrates on this date.