The Connection Between Hallowe'en And The Biblical Flood
The 1904 book "The Worship of the Dead, Or The Origin And Nature Of Pagan Idolatry And It's Bearing Upon The Early History Of Egypt And Babylonia", by John Garnier (London: Chapman & Hall), makes an interesting connection between the holiday Halloween and the Great Flood of Noah’s day.In Chapter One of his book, pages 3-11, Garnier maintains that the modern-day celebrations for the dead, around November 1, go all the way back to the flood and are meant to memorialize the people who died in the Deluge brought by God on a wicked world.
Garnier prefaces his reasoning by mentioning the ubiquity of flood accounts from traditions around the world ...
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