Last Updated on 23 October 2025 IST |  All Saints’ Day is one of the most significant and universally observed holy days in christianity. It’s a sacred observance meant to honor all saints and this day is primarily celebrated on November 1st in Western Christianity. Read this article to know more about the historical origins of All Saints’ Day!

All Saints’ Day 2025: Highlights 

• All Saints’ Day is celebrated on 1st November every year across many countries.
• This day is meant to honor all the Saints of Churches.
• All Saint’s Day is often referred to as the All Hallows’ Day.
• The Eve of All Saints’ Day, 31st October is celebrated as Halloween.
• The Identification of a True Saint is very essential in human life for attaining liberation and uncovering the truth behind the scrambled secrets from Bible and other holy books.

All Saints’ Day: Why is it celebrated?

The story of All Saints’ Day began long ago, when early Christians were being punished by the Roman Empire. To honor the brave people who died for their faith, known as martyrs, local churches started setting aside special memorial days.

At first, every town had its own date. For example, a church in Syria celebrated on the Friday after Easter, while another in Antioch held their day on the Sunday after Pentecost. But soon, there were too many martyrs to give each one a separate day.

This led to a new idea— one single day to honor them all together! Just like that, by the 4th century, we see records of a combined feast for all martyrs held on May 13th.

Halloween and All Saints’ Day Connection

The connection to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain demonstrates how Christian missionaries often adapted existing cultural practices rather than eliminating them entirely. Samhain marked the Celtic new year and was believed to be a time when the boundary between the living and dead became permeable, allowing spirits to return to earth. Early Christian celebrations incorporated elements of this belief while redirecting focus toward Christian saints and martyrs.

The practice of “souling” where people went door-to-door requesting “soul cakes” in exchange for prayers for the dead represents a direct predecessor to modern trick-or-treating. This Christian custom provided a religious framework for community interaction and remembrance of the deceased while maintaining the festive elements that made the tradition appealing and sustainable.

All Saints’ Day 2025: How is it Celebrated?

All Saints’ Day is mostly celebrated by Roman Catholic Churches, Methodist Churches, Lutheran Churches, and other Churches around the globe. This day is a national holiday in many nations. All Saints’ Day is celebrated on different days by the Eastern and the Western Churches. While the former celebrate All Saints’ Day on November 1 each year, the latter observe this day on the first Sunday after Pentecost.

All Saints’ Day often referred to as All Hallows’ Day, The Feast of All Hallows, The Feast of All Saints, Hallowmas and The Solemnity of all Saints, is popularly celebrated as the day to commemorate and honour all the known and the unknown Saints of the Church. 

This remarkable adaptability of All Saints’ Day across cultures, denominations, and historical periods demonstrates its theological and pastoral significance.

Whether expressed through the solemn candle lighting in Polish cemeteries, the joyful kite festivals of Guatemala, the family reunions in Philippine graveyards, or the quiet memorial services in Protestant churches, the underlying message remains constant: death does not end the Christian community, and holiness remains accessible to all who seek it.

The Significance of All Saints’ Day 2025

All Saints’ Day represents far more than a single day of religious observance; it embodies Christianity’s fundamental understanding of human potential for holiness and the enduring bonds that unite believers across time, culture, and circumstance. 

From its origins in early Christian martyrdom commemorations to its contemporary expressions in diverse global communities, the feast has consistently served as both celebration and invitation. Basically honoring those who have achieved spiritual perfection while inspiring continued pursuit of Christian virtue.

All Saints’ Day: Global Traditions and Celebrations

All Saints’ Day holds the distinction of being a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church, requiring attendance at Mass for all able faithful. The liturgical celebration employs white vestments, symbolizing purity, victory, and new life in Christ. This color choice reflects the Book of Revelation’s imagery of saints clothed in white robes, having “washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb”.

The Mass features specific readings that emphasize the universal call to holiness and the joy of those who have achieved communion with God. The Gospel reading traditionally presents Christ’s Beatitudes, while other readings often include passages from Revelation describing the great multitude of saints from every nation and tribe.

The Litany of the Saints

One of the most distinctive liturgical elements of All Saints’ Day is the Litany of the Saints, a formal prayer that invokes the intercession of specific holy men and women throughout Christian history. 

This litany begins with the Trinity and the Virgin Mary, proceeds through archangels, apostles, martyrs, bishops, doctors of the Church, and holy men and women, concluding with petitions for divine mercy and protection.

The structure of the litany reflects the hierarchical understanding of sainthood while emphasizing the diversity of paths to holiness such as martyrdom, episcopal service, theological scholarship, religious life, and lay sanctity are all represented and honored.​

What’s the Identity of a Complete Saint?

A True Saint is supposed to guide humanity to the right path of worship mentioned in our holy scriptures. They guide their followers towards ultimate salvation, ending their worries and sorrows. The truly enlightened Saint does not discriminate among the devotees based on caste, creed, color or religion. He binds the entirety of humanity with a single thread with his spiritual discourses.

So you may wonder— What’s the Identity of a Complete Saint? Just check this article cited below to read more about this in detail!

Saint Rampal Ji: The Truly Enlightened, Divine and Complete Saint

Saint Rampal Ji unravels the secrets of holy scriptures such as the Bible, The Holy Geeta, Vedas, Quran, Shri Guru Granth Sahib and many more—infact all of them point out to the same god!

Saint Rampal Ji tells us that Lord Kabir is that Almighty God who created this universe and is referenced by all the scriptures. While other gods mentioned in the Bible are also considered divine, however they’re not the ultimate complete god and nor are they immortal.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible, in Iyov (Job) 36:5 states: “See, El is Kabir and does not despise any; He is Kabir in the strength of understanding.

Saint Rampal Ji Also Reveals That God Is In Form

Saint Rampal Ji explains how the sole creator of this universe is in form— not formless! He provides evidences from the holy bible which are cited below:

• Genesis 1:26 – Then God said, “and now we will make human beings; they will be like us and resemble us. They will have power over the fish, the birds and all animals, domestic and wild, large and small.”
• In Genesis 1: 27 – So God created human beings, making them be like himself. He created them male and female.
• In Genesis 3:8 – That evening they heard the Lord God walking in the Garden. And they hid from him among the trees. (Here we see that God walks.)
• In Genesis 3:9 – But the Lord God called out the men, “Where are you?” (Here we see God talks too.)
• In Genesis 18:1 – And the Lord appeared to him ( Abraham) by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 
• In Genesis 18:2, (given above) Abraham ran out of his tent to attend those three men and bowed to them. 
• In Genesis 18:4, we see – Please, let a little water be brought and have your feet washed; then recline under the tree. Here we see God has feet. He might have other body parts too. 
• In Genesis 18:5, Abraham says, Seeing that you have come here to your servant, let me bring a piece of bread so that you may refresh yourselves. (We see Abraham is requesting God to have food. So God is eating here on request of his loving soul.)

Saint Rampal Ji has cited many other proofs from the Bible such as Genesis 32:30 – KJV where Jacob is declaring that he had seen God face to face. God appeared to Moses in Burning Bushes in Exodus (3:2-4:17 KJV).

These verses ultimately help us in understanding that God is indeed in form!

God’s Order: Meat is forbidden in the Bible

Saint Rampal Ji also explains how the Holy Bible mentions the creation of the universe by the Supreme Creator within six days and also provided everyone with food.

Formless God is Satan, Shaitan or Kaal Brahma

In any holy scripture, whichever mentions about a God whose face and body can not be seen, it always refers to Satan, Shaitan or Kaal Brahm, who is the God/Controller/Master of 21 universes but not the Supreme God. Kaal Brahma sends Jesus to Earth with some supernatural powers. 

God Who Created the Universe Provided Herbs as Food

Saint Rampal Ji further reveals from the Holy Bible, God created the universe within six days, created all creatures and provided food for everyone.

• Genesis 1:29 (KJV) – And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
• God has given seed-bearing plants, trees and fruit yielding seeds to us, which shall be our food.
• Genesis 1:30 (KJV) – And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
• Isaiah 11:6-9 proves It right. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. (Isaiah 11:6, KJV) 
• And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. (Isaiah- 11:7, KJV)
• In the Garden of Eden, the same thing was there. In Genesis 2:9, we see every plant was charming at sight and good for food. 
• Genesis 1:26 – And God said, let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and overall the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.  Here ruling or domain neither constitutes killing nor eating them, but rather governing and nurturing. God gave us (humans) dominion over all the earth, not to eat everything but to protect them. He made us accountable for the way we treat his creation. Like in Psalms 147:9 (KJV)- He gives to the animal their food and to the young ravens when they cry. 
• In Genesis 2:16, Lord God commanded Adam to eat any fruit he wants from the garden. After Adam ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge he was punished in Genesis 3:18, that his food will be planted.

So with this, we’ve made it clear that God didn’t order us to consume non-vegetarian food, rather we were supposed to eat fruits and leafy plants for food. 

Let’s not forget, Romans 14:20-21. It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor anything whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak. (Romans 14:21). 

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