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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1924

Page

4

Origin of Halloween Celebrated as All Saints Eve

The term Halloween stems from All Saints Day celebrated October 31 as the eve of November 1. The Greek church in the fourth century kept a feast for martyrs and saints on the first Sunday of Pentecost. The day honored many lesser saints and holy men whose deeds were not recorded.

Vendetta and leap year in historical snippets

A survey of vendetta customs in Corsica and related regions, the leap year bissextile 366 days, and a note on John Childs a Boston daredevil of 1757 honored later. It also mentions Gulliver’s Island Laputa and the imaginal attendants called flappers.

Corsica Sicily Sardinia Calabria John Childs Boston Gulliver Laputa Gullivere

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