They are unrelated events in Europe.
2007-11-20 10:37:41 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Halloween
I don't think North American's confuse the two. I think most of them don't know what All Saints Day is. Honestly, they don't know what Halloween is either. I am American, so I don't know how it is in other countries, but I'm not so sure people of other origins know what Halloween truly is. I don't know many Americans who know that there is an All Saints Day.
2007-11-20 14:41:28 · answer #1 · answered by Brandy W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree to that.
Only I have to add that Mexico is also part of North America. Until recently, Halloween was not celebrated widely in Mexico, but then the thing was commercialized and many people in the country started to celebrate it.
In Mexico they have a local celebration which is called "dia de los muertos" - the day of the dead. It might be a pre-colombian habit that was "merged" with the "all saints day."
Peace-salaam.
2007-11-20 18:43:10 · answer #2 · answered by Abu Ahmad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All Saint's Day is a Catholic holy day and the majority of American's are not Catholic.
Halloween is a commercialized and culturalized holiday, so people know more about it, when people mention a holiday that concerns dead people at that time of year...they assume it to be Halloween.
2007-11-20 19:07:31 · answer #3 · answered by eiere 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halloween is a short term for All Hallows eve the feast of the dead October 31. All saints day is day of feast of the church to honor all the martyrs and saints whose names are known only to god, November 1
2007-11-20 18:44:56 · answer #4 · answered by wrathofkahn03 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do you think we do that? Halloween is the day before All Saints Day, All Soul's Day. We don't mix them up.
2007-11-20 18:41:06 · answer #5 · answered by Debdeb 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Because All Saints Day is when you honour the dead and some people think of dead people when they think of Halloween.
Also they are right after each other!
2007-11-20 21:23:39 · answer #6 · answered by AGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never have cuz my birthday is on All Saint's Day, November first.
2007-11-20 18:41:01 · answer #7 · answered by serenity 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they are too close minded to realize that they are two completely different events.
Perhaps if americans would open up to the rest of the world and stop living in their lil cocoons then they would realize there is more to this life than what is in their basic life!
2007-11-20 18:41:32 · answer #8 · answered by Meme Care 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
because people no matter where they are from are stupid sometimes and dont educate themselves.
we dont really celebrate all saints day here either so im sure they are thinking its the same thing
im american and i know the difference, perhaps because my birthday is on halloween
2007-11-20 18:40:19 · answer #9 · answered by Ajaxnl 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
We do not, they are the same thing here because the Christians believe in their false GOD. Not the Great Spirit as we Natives do!
2007-11-20 18:42:18 · answer #10 · answered by zipper 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋