Hallowmass

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Hal·low·mas

also Hal·low·mass (hăl′ō-məs, -măs′)

n. Archaic

All Saints' Day.

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Hallowmass - a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835

All Saints' Day, Allhallows, Hallowmas, November 1

holy day of obligation - a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion

Nov, November - the month following October and preceding December

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The opening phrase, "Equinox to Hallowmass," immediately integrates the astronomical with the sacred, giving the season of "darkness" both physical and spiritual dimensions (1).