hallowe'en? since wen is there a ' in between the "e"'s?
i didny kno that,hmm
2007-10-30 12:45:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
k,ya i knew it used to be all hallows eve,,but yea..ok,,lol thanx!
2007-10-30 13:24:34 · update #1
Halloween was originally All Hallows Even
its been shortened over the years the apostrophe was there when the words were put together
then it too disappeared
2007-10-30 12:53:03 · answer #1 · answered by silkin_storm 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
hallowe'en in full is "All hallows evening".
The apostrophe denotes a missing letter, the whole title has been abbreviated.
The festival was taken from the pre-Christian festival of Samian that celebrated the gathering in of the harvest (northern hemisphere) and the Christian rising of the dead to join their souls.
Google it and use the spell check before you submit your questions - or maybe you did!
2007-10-30 20:01:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to this wikipedia site to read all about halloween.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
2007-10-30 19:57:41 · answer #3 · answered by Tommiecat 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋