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A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith
Mocking vs glorification
By
Linda G. Howard
About 1400 years ago, the Roman Catholic Church and the Byzantine (Greek Orthodox) Church unofficially adopted a fun celebration the day before All Saints’ Feast Day. The day became known as All Hallow’s Eve or Halloween. The purpose of this time was to mock evil. Dressing up like skeletons and wearing death masks, people–young and…
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