A 14-page laminated booklet written by Angie Mosteller, director of "Celebrating Holidays," a non-profit educational organization dedicated to teaching the Christian history of holidays.
She notes, "The name 'Halloween' is a blending of the words 'All Hallows' Eve' ... The term 'hallow' means 'holy'... Early in church history, Christians began to celebrate people who they considered outstanding in holiness... On May 13, 609 or 610 AD, Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Pantheon in Rome... to the Christian saints, and he established this date as a yearly celebration... sometime between 731 and 741 AD, the date for commemorating the saints was changed to November 1..." (Pg. 1)