Otto Cleveland must not know what Halloween stands for (“Make Halloween fall on a Saturday,” Star-Advertiser, Letters, Nov. 5).

The word is a contraction of “All Hallows’ Eve,” or, “The Eve of All Saints’” day. It falls on Oct. 31 because it precedes All Saints’ Day, which falls on Nov. 1.

Moving Halloween off Oct. 31 would necessitate a name change to something like “Ghost & Goblins Day,” “Trick or Treat Day,” or some other inane title. Then it could be on any day.

The name and its reason are hermetically linked and must be left as is — period.

Jere F. Choo

Aliamanu

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