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Dia de los Santos also known as Hallows Day is a Christian holiday celebrated by some on November 1st. Though on the Eastern orthodox churches celebrate on the 1st of Sunday after Pentecost. According to Google definition, Pentecost is “ the Christian Festival celebrating The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Disciples of Jesus after his accession, held on the 7th Sunday after Easter”. Since this holiday has been around for many centuries it hasn't always been named Dia de los Santos. It was brought up to Pope Gregory IV to make it a holiday and that's when he changed the name to Dia de los Santos ( All Saints Day).

The reason for this holiday is to celebrate all the past Christian Saints, mostly for the ones that don't have their own holiday. By doing this, people will go to Mass and have bread shaped like horses, dolls, and baby. Some will either leave a lighted candle for the Saints or they can go to their dead relatives and leave some flowers in remembrance.

Even though on November 1st it seems like a sad time because of all the saints that have gone, but really, in Peru they celebrate all day following to November 2nd. And the impact that Christian Peruvians leave show that it doesn't have to be gloomy, but a day of celebration for the life that the Saints and even relatives have left.

By: Fabiely Roland