Just out of interest (and a current fight I'm having with many people) - how does everyone here spell Hallowe'en? Have you all been taught that it has an apostrophe or not? Apparently Aberdeen schools are teaching the lazy American spelling without the apostrophe and kids don't even know why there should be one.
For those who don't know, maybe you shouldn't celebrate Hallowe'en until you do. Hallowe'en has an apostrophe because it is two words combined. This is known as a Contraction Apostrophe. The words combined are Hallows and Evening. Hallowe'en is the eve of All Hallows. Also known as All Saints Day. So Hallowe'en is when all the ghouls come out for a party before the goody goody Saints do on All Saints Day.
So come on, own up, who doesn't use the apostrophe? Who didn't even know there should be one?
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Americans do not set the standards for spelling, evar.
Oxford english For The Win!
Besides, it's much easier just to call it http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain
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