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 certain Christian denominations on 2 November.
Today, a popular way to celebrate All Souls’ Day is with prayer.
Masses are often offered for the benefit of the dead, and many churches have the custom of asking parishioners to write the names of their lost loved ones in a book called the “Book of the Dead” or “Book of Remembrance.”
These names are remembered during all masses and church services celebrated during the month of November.
Other All Souls’ Day customs include cleaning and visiting gravesites and decorating cemeteries with lighted candles. Some families even cook their loved one’s favorite meal and place it on their graves.
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