Significance:
All Souls' Day is day of prayer for the dead, particularly but not exclusively one's relatives. In the liturgical books of the western Catholic Church it is called The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed.
Type:
Christianity
Celebrations:
Praying for the departed; visiting cemeteries; having special meals
Observed by:
Roman Catholic Church
Location:
World
Synonyms:
Feast of All Souls, Defuncts' Day, Commemoration of the Faithful Departed