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  2. All Souls' Day - Wikipedia

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    All Souls Day emphasizes "the Christian belief in bodily resurrection and eternal life". [16] Some All Souls' Day traditions are associated with the doctrine of the poor souls of purgatory (in Roman Catholicism) or the intermediate state (in Protestantism and Orthodoxy). Bell tolling is done in honour of the dead.

  3. Keep the Faith: On All Soul's Day, what does it mean to ... - AOL

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    Early in the 11th century, a Benedictine Abbot established All Souls' Day as a day to pray for the souls of deceased family members.

  4. Soul cake - Wikipedia

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    Soul cakes eaten during Halloween, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day. A soul cake, also known as a soulmass-cake, is a small round cake with sweet spices, which resembles a shortbread biscuit. It is traditionally made for Halloween, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' Day to commemorate the dead in many Christian traditions.

  5. Veneration of the dead - Wikipedia

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    November 2, (All Souls Day), or "The Day of the Dead", is the day when all of the faithful dead are remembered. On that day, families go to cemeteries to light candles for their dead relatives, leave them flowers, and often to picnic. They also celebrate Suffrage Masses to shorten the time that souls need to leave Purgatory and the enter in ...

  6. Day of the Dead, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' day ... - AOL

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    Day of the Dead is one of the most deep-rooted traditions in Mexico, celebrated by millions of people. Day of the Dead, All Saints' Day, and All Souls' day celebrations Skip to main content

  7. What is All Saints Day and how do people celebrate it? - AOL

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    All Souls Day (Nov. 2) – People pray for those who have died, asking the saints to help guide them on their paths to Heaven. People often bring flowers and candles to their graves. People often ...

  8. Allhallowtide - Wikipedia

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    The Church Militant and the Church Triumphant, fresco by Andrea da Firenze in Santa Maria Novella, c. 1365. Allhallowtide, [1] Hallowtide, [2] Allsaintstide, [3] or the Hallowmas season [4] [5] is the Western Christian season encompassing the triduum of All Saints' Eve (), All Saints' Day (All Hallows') and All Souls' Day, [6] [7] [8] as well as the International Day of Prayer for the ...

  9. All Saints' Day: What is the Christian festival of ... - AOL

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    The Halloween-to-All-Souls’ period also takes place alongside Mexico’s colourful Day of the Dead festivities, a moment for parades, costumes and feasting in honour of relatives who have ...