All Saints' Day

November 1 is considered a day of mourning and veneration of saints.November 1 is considered a day of mourning and veneration of saints, deceased ancestors, relatives and friends. On this day, and especially on November 2, Italians visit the cemetery with flowers.

The ancient Celts, though assimilated by the Germans and Romans, clung to the steam locomotive of history with their tradition of violently celebrating the New Year, which according to their calendar came on November 1. Pope Gregory IV in 835 realized that he could not overcome the pagan tradition, and declared this day the feast of All Saints.

The newly converted Christians agreed with the renaming, but the ritual did not change. On the night of October 31, they dressed up in evil spirits, made pumpkin lamps and caroled around the yards. The ancient tradition was exploited by various kinds of misanthropes: the ideologists of the Inquisition declared this night the time of the coven of witches, and Satanists appointed it their main holiday.