"All Saints Day" became more significant in my life after my Grandpa died.
Grandma and I would spend the evening in the cemetery burning candles like everyone else, who considered this to be a very solemn holiday.
All Saints day is celebrated on the first Saturday of November.
The cemeteries are quite beautiful that night.
Everyone cleans around the graves of their beloved and decorates with fresh cut flowers.
Candles are burning on many of the graves that night, while people are praying.
The day after All Saints Day is "The Day of the Dead"
or All Souls Day.
On this day, the cemeteries must be silent. No-one is allowed to go there for any reason what so ever. The departed people must be left alone.
On this day, the souls of the faithful which at death have not been cleansed from venial sins, or have not fully atoned for mortal sins can be helped to do so by prayer so they can attain the beatific vision in heaven.
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