A website created by the Church claims that the event, which is based on a pagan celebration and has no Biblical basis, represents "light coming in the darkness" similar to the arrival on Earth of Jesus Christ.
It is part of a campaign by clergy to stop the spread of the secular American interpretation of Hallowe'en that sees children dress in horror masks and demand "trick or treat" from neighbours, and revive its Christian meaning of a commemoration of saints.
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