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October 31st was the day that Martin Luther (the monk) burned indulgences to show that he did not support the pope in selling indulgences to lessen one's time in purgatory.

It can also be a festival, Celtic in origin, October 31st is the ending of the lighter half of the year and the beginning of the Celtic New Year the darker half, November 1.

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