Celebration of "The Feast of All Saints" or "All Saints' Day"; a Christian celebration in honor of all the saints of the Church, known or unknown. It is celebrated on November 1st by the Western Catholic Church as well as by many Protestant churches, such as the Anglican, Lutheran, and Methodist.
All Saints' Day was established, by Pope Boniface IV on May 13, 609. The date was officially moved by Pope Gregory IV to November 1 in 837. The Eastern Orthodox Church and associated Eastern Catholic and Eastern Lutheran churches celebrate it on the first Sunday after Pentecost. The liturgical celebration begins on the evening of October 31st, and ends at the end of the day on November 1 before All Souls' Day, which commemorates the faithful departed on November 2.
