The Sabbath begins at 4:47 P.M. on Friday, October 30, and concludes at 5:41 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region. Sabbath candles should be lit and prayers recited at 4:29 P.M. and completed before sunset at 4:47 P.M. October 31 is Halloween, or All Hallows’ Eve, the evening before the fast on All Saints’ Day, November 1, in the Christian calendar. The holidays were intended to honor collectively the early Christians martyred by the Roman Empire who were called saints.