Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-12-07
ALL SAINTS DAY.
ROW the First Of Novem or Is
Observed in France.
The Inst of October Set Apart for the
Cleaning of Tombstoncs of EernrL-
cd Friends In Preparation
tor the Morrow

all fruit gathered in before All Saints
day, and that between November and
Christmas there can be neither too
much wind nor too much rain, for both
wind and rain arc useful to the crops in
this season. All Saints day, as it's
Eame implies, is celebrated November
in honor of all the saints. In the Cath
Ole religion it derives its origin from
the dedication made by Pope Bonifacc
w. in the Pantheon at Rome in COZ.
The old pagan temple was dedicated to
the virgin and to all the martyrs and
took the name of Our Lady of the
Martyrs. Towards the year Isl Pope
Gregory III. erected Il chapel in honor
IF all the saints in the church of St.
Peter, of Rome. Since that time All
Saints day has always been regularly
celebrated in Rome.
In France the holiday WIS introduced
in the year S37. during the reign of
Louis the DeEOnairc, on the occasion
of Il voyage Pope Gregory ". made to
Trance. 1t was ut first adopted only
in Paris, but fcNg years after its insti-
tntion in that city the French provincial
towns initiated the example set them by
the capital.
The Greek church first celebrated the
holy day in the fourth century. by its
followers it was observed ON the first
Sunday after the PcntccoSt. But in the
Roman church, since Gregory Ill, it
has always been fixed on November 1.
FiuS V. made some great changes in the
service, which he completely rear
ranged. All Saints day was celebrated
with greater solcmnity and the cere-
mony was adopted to inspire cOngrcga-
lions with more reverence and gravity
The Encouragement contains some re-
inarkable passages, such as the Grafton
in the lnusS of Vigilius-Cratio dc Spir-
iiu-Sancto-aud the anthems and re-
sponses in the mass of the day and the
hymn "Placarc Christie ScrvliliS.''
After having celebrated the holy day
of all the saints, the church recalls TO
the minds of the living that they are to
pray for the dead. The second day of
November has been set aside, since the
year 13GG:2, rs All Souls day.
In France and all Cath, lie countries
1t was customary on the last day of &C.
tobcr to visit the cemeteries and clean
the tombstoncs of departed relatives
and friends. 1T is needless to add that
nowadays only the very poor classes
folks, and even the poor, pay u fee to
have the necessary cleansing operation
performed. The following day, No
vHlnbcr /, is general holiday. the
school doors arc opened, the govern.
m2nt offices and the exchanges are
closed. In Paris people generally at
tend mass about eleven o'clock, and in
the afternoon go to a matinee at some
thcatcr, for they all give two perform
anecs Toussuint. as All Saints day is
called. III fact, November 1 is reGu-
I:r holiday, and is kept up in exactly
similar fashion to a Sunday. 1t is not
any more a religious festival, nor is it q
hoisy holiday like carnival or New
Years day: it is something between the
two. An hour in the morning Is gcncr-
ally given up to worship and the whole
afternoon to amuScmcnt-thcatcr
ing or the races. Only the more rcli-
,;lous portion Of the population thinks of
attending vcspcrs at about three o'clock
i'll tho afternoon.
In The French provincial cities the
day is spent in much the same fashion,
Cniy that the different ways of enjoy
ing oneself are more limited than in the
llodcrn Babylon, and, therefore, the in
iTlbitants spend perhaps an hour or two
more in the places of worship.
So, to resume, October 81 is spent. or
rather ought to be, in cleansing the
tomhstOncs, November 1 as Il general
holiday and November as Il day given
~ ~ the dead. All Souls day, called
in French Comncmoration dcs Morris, is
low only observed by those whose
business or other occupations do not
prevent them from visiting the buria
grounds. AS Il rule, out of every ter
persons in cemetery November , one
can count nine women and children tc
every one man. Ladies' and little girls
whether they belong TO the rich classc,
az the poor, carry n bouquet, generally
nf crySanthcmums. This they place OF
Tho "reminiscences l,nocl :, Goo, ,,,o,.>..,.