
Lit candles in a cemetery in Kaunas, Lithuania. Many European countries have the custom of placing lit candles on the graves of deceased relatives on All Hallows' Day.
All Hallows' Day, nowadays usually called
All Saints' Day and also known as
Hallowmas and
Feast of All Saints, is a Christian celebration to honor all known (and unknown) saints and martyrs. It always falls on
November 1. It is preceded by
All Hallows' Eve (nowadays usually called
Halloween), its vigil, on October 31 and followed by
All Souls' Day on November 2. Together these three days of remembering the dead form the triduum (a religious observance lasting three days) of
Hallowtide or
Allhallowtide. Saints have historically been known as
hallows, derived from the Old English word
hālig and related to the German word
heilig, meaning holy.
People traditionally visit the graves of deceased relatives during this time. While All Saints' Day is dedicated to those who are in heaven, All Souls' Day is a day of prayer for those who have died but have not yet reached heaven.
In Eastern Christianity the Feast of All Saints is celebrated on the first Sunday after
Pentecost, called All Saints' Sunday.
All Hallows' Day is closely related to the Mexican holiday
Day of the Dead (in Spanish "
Día de los Muertos") and the Celtic
Samhain seasonal festival to mark the end of the harvest and to remember the dead.
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