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I really fail to see how that's even true. Doesn't the good book specifically tell us not to take and make special homage to people other than God? Here are some scriptures to illustrate that point; Matthew 4:10, 23:6-11-(You'll note that it might not say anything about the title of saint, it does however seem to suggest that it is against the rules if you will, to place a title of special promnence about people. So as to place them in a special standing of recognition). Rather, it states that God is to be seen as getting ALL the glory. Moreover it would seem to violate the concept that God is exacting exclusive devotion, as it is stated again clearly in the Bible. A book that Christians it would seem, would take and long to make application of, as to the ideas as instructed with in, as stated at: Nahum 1:2. In this text we that God according to the Bible is actually angry with those who don't give him this just due. Would not any Christian take and agree that God being the creator should be so entitled to this exclusive devotion. Moreover by Bibles own account, is it not completely relevant in its own admission 2Timothy 3:16-17.

So you see I do find this celebration to yes be diverse in its nature. I do in fact find that it is no doubt a custom. However I'd hardly find it to be something that one who strives to call one self a Christian a practice, that would be a practice that one would find as something, a practice, that one should participate in. Rather as the Bible would instruct if one is in fact Christian would abstain from.

Now as to a little secular history to further substantiate the point. All Saints day has its roots in what is thought to be a commemoration celebrating the first Sunday after Pentecost to show honor to the saints, both known and those unknown. It is therefore the day that proceeds that of none other than Halloween. Which is called as such do to the idea of it's being the so-called "Eve of all the Hallows" as known in the Catholic theology, and dogmatic practices there of. This fiest as it were is a remembering of the ones that it is said in the mythology of traditional idealism to have had Beatific Vision in Heaven. This Idea is an idea that was promoted in part by one of the churches 13th century by Thomas Aquinas a Medieval Western Philosopher, and hence there forth was not even a celebratory commemoration until after his very existence. Yet we know that in fact the Christian faith has existed for about 2000 years. Thus,

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