All Saints' Day
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of All Saints' Day
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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Trade volumes are expected to be light due to an All Saints' Day observance.
From Reuters
It was All Saints' Day, when families usually visit the graves of loved ones.
From BBC
Some travellers may have also been Parisians returning to the city after holidaying elsewhere in the country during a French school holiday, which ends this weekend with All Saints' Day.
From BBC
Some Catholics kept up the practice of going door-to-door on the eve of All Saints' Day, which became known as "souling."
From Time
The worshippers were leaving candles and praying to mark All Saints' Day.
From BBC
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