Halloween or Hallowe ' en ( a contraction of its original title " All Hallows ' Evening "), also known as All Hallows ' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the eve before the Western Christian feast of All Hallows.

According to some scholars, All Hallows ' Eve initially incorporated traditions from pagan harvest festivals and festivals honoring the dead, particularly the Celtic Samhain ; other scholars maintain that the feast originated entirely independently of Samhain.

The word Halloween was first used in the 16th century and represents a Scottish variant of the fuller All-Hallows '- Even (" evening "), that is, the night before All Hallows ' Day.

Although the phrase All Hallows is found in Old English ( ealra hālgena mæssedæg, mass-day of all saints ), All-Hallows-Even is itself not seen until 1556.

Halloween is also thought to have been heavily influenced by the Christian holy days of All Saints ' Day ( also known as Hallowmas, All Hallows, and Hallowtide ) and All Souls ' Day.

It was traditionally believed that the souls of the departed wandered the earth until All Saints ' Day, and All Hallows ' Eve provided one last chance for the dead to gain vengeance on their enemies before moving onto the next world.

Andrewes was born in 1555 near All Hallows, Barking, by the Tower of London-originally a dependency of Barking Abbey in Barking, Essex, of an ancient Suffolk family later domiciled at Chichester Hall, Rawreth ; his father, Thomas, was master of Trinity House.

* All Saints ' Day ( formerly All Hallows Day ), a Christian holy day, is celebrated on November 1.

The day before, Halloween, is therefore " All Hallows Eve ".

With Christianization, the festival in November ( not the Roman festival in May ) became All Hallows ' Day on November 1 followed by All Souls ' Day, on November 2.

He died near London, and was buried at All Hallows Staining on October 31, 1656.

* 1959 – Mark Price, English drummer ( All About Eve and Del Amitri )

Some notable Columbia alumni that have gone on to work in film include directors Sidney Lumet ( 12 Angry Men ) and Kathryn Bigelow ( The Hurt Locker ), screenwriters Howard Koch ( Casablanca ) and Joseph L. Mankiewicz ( All About Eve ), and actors James Cagney and Ed Harris.

All About Eve ( 1950 ) focused on women, and their relationship with men.

* Eve Harrington, one of the main characters in the film All About Eve

In the Anglican Church, some dioceses have chosen to emphasize the Christian traditions associated with All Hallow's Eve.

Other Protestant Christians also celebrate the holiday as Reformation Day, a day to remember the Protestant Reformation, alongside All Hallow's Eve or independently from it .< ref >

Over time, the night of October 31 came to be called All Hallow's Eve, and the remnants festival dedicated to the dead eventually morphed into the secular holiday known as Halloween.

Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Lewis's Out of the Silent Planet, and Williams's All Hallows ' Eve were among the novels first read to the Inklings.

** The 23rd Academy Awards ceremony is held ; All About Eve wins Best Picture and 4 others.

** Julianne Regan, British singer / songwriter ( All About Eve )

All About Eve is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, based on the 1946 short story " The Wisdom of Eve ", by Mary Orr.

Praised by critics at the time of its release, All About Eve was nominated for 14 Academy Awards ( a feat unmatched until the 1997 film Titanic ) and won six, including Best Picture.

As of 2012, All About Eve is still the only film in Oscar history to receive four female acting nominations ( Davis and Baxter as Best Actress, Holm and Ritter as Best Supporting Actress ).

All About Eve was selected in 1990 for preservation in the United States National Film Registry and was among the first 50 films to be registered.

All About Eve appeared at # 16 on AFI's 1998 list of the 100 best American films.

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The acts also teamed for two yuletide favorites: a frantic, melodious, harmonic rendition of " A Merry Christmas at Grandmother's House ( Over the River and Through the Woods )", and another duet by Danny & Patty, " All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth "

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