All Saints' Day
noun [ S ] (also All Saints Day) uk/ˌɔːl ˈseɪnts ˌdeɪ/ us/ˌɔːl ˈseɪnts ˌdeɪ/
万圣节，诸圣日
in Western Christianity, 1 November, when all the Christian saints (= people who have received an official honour for having lived in a good and holy way) are remembered. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, All Saints' Day is in the spring.
His birthday is on All Saints' Day. 他的生日在万圣节这一天。
All Saints Day is a national holiday in several European countries. 万圣节在一些欧洲国家是一个全国性的公共假期。
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- Some Catholic schools will be closed in honor of All Saints' Day, which is tomorrow.
- New Orleans also has a custom of having family reunions at the tomb on All Saints Day.
- Halloween trick-or-treating comes from the medieval Christian custom of begging for sweets on All Saints Day, November 1.