Question: When Is Halloween 2012?
Halloween is the eve or vigil of All Hallows Day or All Saints Day, an important Catholic feast. What is the date of Halloween 2012?
Answer: Halloween falls on Wednesday, October 31, 2012. It should not be confused with All Souls Day, which falls on the day after All Saints Day.
Some Christians—including, in recent years, some Catholics—have come to believe that Halloween is, at best, a secular celebration in which Christians should not take part or, at worst, a pagan or even satanic holiday. But neither idea is correct. You can learn more about the Catholic origins of Halloween in Should Catholics Celebrate Halloween?, Halloween: A Catholic View, and Is Halloween Anti-Christian? And you can find tips to help you teach your children about the Christian elements of Halloween in Celebrating Halloween.
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2012 Holidays FAQ Index
- When Is Epiphany 2012?
- When Is Mardi Gras 2012?
- When Is Ash Wednesday 2012?
- When Is Laetare Sunday 2012?
- When Is Annunciation 2012?
- When Is Palm Sunday 2012?
- When Is Holy Thursday 2012?
- When Is Good Friday 2012?
- When Is Easter 2012?
- When Is Divine Mercy Sunday 2012?
- When Is Ascension 2012?
- When Is Pentecost 2012?
- When Is Trinity Sunday 2012?
- When Is Corpus Christi 2012?
- When Is the Feast of the Sacred Heart 2012?
- When Is Transfiguration 2012?
- When Is Assumption 2012?
- When Is All Saints Day 2012?
- When Is All Souls Day 2012?
- When Is Thanksgiving Day 2012?
- When Is the Feast of Christ the King 2012?
- When Is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception 2012?
- When Is Christmas Day 2012?
