The Dance of the Dead (2021)
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All Souls Day, All Hollows Day
The Catholic Church adds a second celebration to this time. All Souls Day becomes the day that you would pray for your loved ones who might be stuck in purgatory. As time carried on with new traditions replacing the old, Sowen became a distant memory. We start seeing far less references in Irish folklore and history to Sowen and many more to Halloween.
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