Hi Everybody!!

Happy All Saints Day!!
A new beginning-November 1, 2012. Festivals occur worldwide today. Many are centered around the 'Harvest'. We are heading into what is known as the Dark Days, which are less light and cold. Not the time for growing food. In Celebration, your Video Lineup tonight includes various parades and festivities with the southern accent of New Orleans.
It is a time to gather with families and friends in Joy before the bitter cold days of winter. I included an excerpt from a Wikipedia article explaining the different customs on this day. (Please refer to link for complete article.)

Please join me in celebration of our Human Nature to honor customs and traditions of the Ancestors: loving each other and pulling together in times of trouble. Enjoy the Day!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Saints'_Day

All Saints' Day

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

All Saints' Day
Painting by Fra Angelico
Also called	All Hallows, Hallowmas
Observed by	Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism^[1] and Methodism,^[2] among other Christian denominations
Liturgical Color	White
Type	Christian
Date	1 November (Western Christianity) Sunday after Pentecost (Eastern Christianity)
Observances	Church services
Related to	Halloween All Souls' Day

In the West

The Western Christian holiday of All Saints' Day falls on 1 November, followed by All Souls' Day on 2 November, and is a Holy Day of Obligation in the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church.

The origin of the festival of All Saints celebrated in the West dates to 13 May 609 or 610, when Pope Boniface IV consecrated thePantheon at Rome to the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs; the feast of the dedicatio Sanctae Mariae ad Martyres has been celebrated at Rome ever since. There is evidence that from the fifth through the seventh centuries there existed in certain places and at sporadic intervals a feast date on 13 May to celebrate the holy martyrs.^[7] The origin of All Saints' Day cannot be traced with certainty, and it has been observed on various days in different places. However, there are some who maintain the belief that it has origins in the paganobservation of 13 May, the Feast of the Lemures, in which the malevolent and restless spirits of the dead were propitiated. Liturgiologists base the idea that this Lemuria festival was the origin of that of All Saints on their identical dates and on the similar theme of "all the dead".^[8]

The feast of All Saints, on its current date, is traced to the foundation by Pope Gregory III (731–741) of an oratory in St. Peter's for the relics "of the holy apostles and of all saints, martyrs and confessors, of all the just made perfect who are at rest throughout the world",^[9]with the day moved to 1 November and the 13 May feast suppressed.^[10]

This fell on the Celtic holiday of Samhain, which had a theme similar to the Roman festival of Lemuria, but which was also a harvest festival. The Irish, having celebrated Samhain in the past, did not celebrate All Hallows Day on this 1 November date, as extant historical documents attest that the celebration in Ireland took place in the spring: "...the Felire of Oengus and the Martyrology of Tallaght prove that the early medieval churches [in Ireland] celebrated the feast of All Saints on April 20."^[11]

A November festival of all the saints was already widely celebrated on 1 November in the days of Charlemagne. It was made a day of obligation throughout the Frankish empire in 835, by a decree of Louis the Pious, issued "at the instance of Pope Gregory IV and with the assent of all the bishops",^[9] which confirmed its celebration on 1 November. The octave was added by Pope Sixtus IV (1471–1484).^[9]^[12]

The festival was retained after the Reformation in the calendar of the Anglican Church and in many Lutheran churches.^[9] In the Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden, it assumes a role of general commemoration of the dead. In the Swedish calendar, the observance takes place on the Saturday between 31 October and 6 November. In many Lutheran Churches, it is moved to the first Sunday of November. In the Church of England it may be celebrated either on 1 November or on the Sunday between 30 October and 5 November. It is also celebrated by other Protestants of the English tradition, such as the United Church of Canada, the Methodistchurches, and the Wesleyan Church.

Protestants generally regard all true Christian believers as saints and if they observe All Saints Day at all they use it to remember all Christians both past and present. In the United Methodist Church, All Saints' Day is celebrated on the first Sunday in November. It is held, not only to remember Saints, but also to remember all those who have died who were members of the local church congregation.^[13] In some congregations, a candle is lit by the Acolyte as each person's name is called out by the clergy. Prayers and responsive readings may accompany the event. Often, the names of those who have died in the past year are affixed to a memorial plaque.

In many Lutheran churches, All Saints' Day and Reformation Day are observed concurrently on the Sunday before or after those dates, given Reformation Day is observed in Protestant Churches on 31 October. Typically, Martin Luther's "A Mighty Fortress is Our God" is sung during the service. Besides discussing Luther's role in the Protestant Reformation, some recognition of the prominent early leaders of the Reformed tradition, such as John Calvin and John Knox, occurs. The observance of Reformation Day may be immediately followed by a reading of those members of the local congregation who have died in the past year in observance of All Saints' Day. Otherwise, the recognition of deceased church members occurs at another designated portion of the service.

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All Saints' Day at a cemetery in Sanok - flowers and light candles to honor the memory of deceased relatives. Poland, 1 November 2011

Customs

In Mexico, Portugal and Spain, offerings (Portuguese: oferendas, Spanish: ofrendas) are made on this day. In Spain, the play Don Juan Tenorio is traditionally performed.

All Saints' Day in Mexico, coincides with the first day of the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) celebration. Known as "Día de los Inocentes" (Day of the Innocents), it honours deceased children and infants.

Portuguese children celebrate the Pão-por-Deus tradition, going door-to-door where they receive cakes, nuts and pomegranates. This only occurs in central Portugal.

Hallowmas in the Philippines is variously called "Undas" (based on the word for "[the] first"), "Todós los Santos" (literally "All Saints"), and sometimes "Áraw ng mga Patáy" (lit. "Day of the Dead"), which refers to the following day of All Souls' Day but includes it. While traditionally, Filipinos observed this day solemnly by visiting the graves of deceased relatives, offering prayers and flowers, lighting candles, cleaning and repairing the graves, this tradition is slowly dying. Instead it has been replaced by Filipinos spending the day, and often the entire night, picnicking and holding reunions at the cemetery near their loved ones. Many sing, bring Karaoke TV sets and musical instruments, and even burst fire crackers. In fact, for the past few years, the government has banned bringing of liquor, sharp instruments and guns due to incidents of drunkenness and resulting violence during the festival.^[14]

In Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Chile, France, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Malta, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, and American cities such as New Orleans, people take flowers to the graves of dead relatives. In Portugal people also light candles in the graves.

In Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Finland, Catholic parts of Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Sweden, the tradition is to light candles and visit the graves of deceased relatives.

In English-speaking countries, the festival is traditionally celebrated with the hymn "For All the Saints" by William Walsham How. The most familiar tune for this hymn is Sine Nomine by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Catholics generally celebrate with a day of rest consisting of avoiding physical exertion.

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Halloween in New Orleans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMdw7yynn0w

Uploaded by Edward Holub on Dec 2, 2009

A smattering of fun crazy events sprawl across New Orleans for the Halloween season October 23 through November 2nd. Everyone knows All Hallow's Eve, but who knows about All Saints Day, The Vampyre's Ball, or Boo at The Zoo? There's so much to do, there should be one ticket that buys all the events like a Mardi Gras Ball..

Louis Armstrong -

When the Saints Go Marching In,

1961

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGEnX0k9eiU

Uploaded by jmannen77 on Oct 7, 2010

Posted by http://www.nostalgoteket.se Louis Armstrong was the first great jazz soloist; perhaps the greatest ever. And he changed the way the popular song is sung. It's impossible to imagine music without him. And throughout his long career, his only goal was to bring joy to his audience.

Macy's Great American Marching Band:

Thanksgiving Day Parade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gjLyDlhI3c

Uploaded by MacysMarchingBand on Dec 1, 2010

This is the performance by Macy's Great American Marching Band, during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 25, 2010. This is taken from the raw footage from NBC HD, it was originally broadcast in 1080i (interlaced), but thankfully YouTube was able to process it and de-interlace it so you can watch it in up to 1080p quality!

All copyrights belong to NBC, no infringement intended.

Category:

Music

License:

Standard YouTube License

...this is brendasue signing off from Rainbow Creek. See You next time!

Of course, one more great performance!

The Cosmic All Saints Day Parade

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhVS7Eg46_4

Uploaded by rbarnett999 on Nov 1, 2009

A somewhat random space-funk-jazz jam with photos of jazz and blues greats who have gone on before us, and some famous saints and modern day saints/sinners.