All Souls' Day
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All Souls' Day, also called The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, is a day of prayer and remembrance for the faithful departed, observed by Christians on 2 November. Through prayer, intercessions, alms and visits to cemeteries, people commemorate the poor souls in purgatory and gain them indulgences.
All Souls' Day by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Nun visiting a graveyard at All Souls' Day
Kollyva offerings of boiled wheat blessed liturgically on Soul Saturday (Psychosabbaton)
All Souls' Day, painting by Jakub Schikaneder, 1888
All Saints' Day
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All Saints' Day, also known as All Hallows' Day, the Feast of All Saints, the Feast of All Hallows, the Solemnity of All Saints, and Hallowmas, is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the Church, whether they are known or unknown.
The Forerunners of Christ with Saints and Martyrs by Fra Angelico
Flowers deposited on All Saints' Day in tombs in the cemetery of Cambados, Spain
All Saints' Day at a cemetery in Gniezno, Poland – flowers and candles placed to honor deceased relatives (2017)
Giant kite (barrilete) at Sumpango, Guatemala