All Saints Day around the world

Ronda, Spain: People commemorate those who died during the Spanish civil war Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Manila, Philippines: A man places candles at the tomb of a relative at a cemetery Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

San Gregorio, Mexico: Day of the Dead celebrations honour the deceased, a tradition that coincides with All Saints Day Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP

Algeciras, Spain: A woman lays flowers for loved ones Photograph: A.Carrasco Ragel/EPA

Managua, Nicaragua: People visit the graves of relative Photograph: Oswaldo Rivas/Reuters

Ivenets, Belarus: A man lights a candle on a grave Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters

Hyderabad, India: Biju George displays statues of Saints Paul, Philomena and Francis at his Christian art gallery Photograph: Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images

Mexico City, Mexico: Two paper skeletons in an altar for the dead Photograph: Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images

Minsk, Belarus: Women visit a cemetery marking the upcoming Dzyady, the day for worshipping forefathers Photograph: Viktor Drachev/AFP/Getty Images

Budapest, Hungary: Thousands of candles light up the cemetery on All Saints' Day Photograph: Peter Komka/EPA

Casabermeja, near Malaga: Tombstones in the local cemetery. All Saints' Day honours all the saints, known and unknown, taking place a day before All Souls' day when Christians remember their loved ones Photograph: Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images

Mexico City, Mexico: A skeleton representation of the dead plays a harp at an Altar of the Dead in a Mexico City park Photograph: OMAR TORRES/AFP/Getty Images

La Paz, Bolivia: A woman walks at the Llamita cemetery on the outskirts of the capital on All Saints Day Photograph: David Mercado/Reuters

Santiago Sacatepequez, Guatemala: Religous statues adorn a graveyard during Day of the Dead Photograph: Ulises Rodriguez/EPA

Santiago Sacatepequez, Guatemala: An indigenous woman visits a graveyard on the Day of the Dead Photograph: Ulises Rodriguez/EPA

Mexico City, Mexico: Figures dressed with skull masks hold names of Mexican revolutionary heroes Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

Mexico City, Mexico: Miniature skeletons, representing the dead, on sale in one of the capital's street markets Photograph: Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images

Mexico City, Mexico: A man dressed as a skeleton at the Calacas Fair at the National Arts Centre Photograph: Mario Guzman/EPA

Port-au-Prince, Haiti: A woman passes a mural at the start of a Voodoo ritual for Fet Gede celebrations (Days of the Dead), at the national cemetery Photograph: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Villa Nueva, Guatemala City: A reveller dances during the traditional Convite de fieros festival, part of All Saints Day celebrations Photograph: Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images

Villa Maria del Triunfo, Lima, Peru: Thousands take advantage of the All Saints national holiday to visit graves at the Nueva Esperanza (New Hope) cemetery. Once an illegal burial ground to a migrant Andean population, Nueva Esperanza is believed now to be Latin America's largest cemetery - thousands are buried on the slopes each year Photograph: Cris Bouroncle/AFP/Getty Images

Mirogoj cemetery, Zagreb: Residents commemorate All Saints Day. Croatia's Roman Catholics mark All Saints Day by visiting the graves of relatives and friends Photograph: Nikola Solic/Reuters

Mexico City, Mexico: A couple wear oversized skull masks during Day of the Dead celebrations at the National Autonomous University Photograph: Eduardo Verdugo/AP

Mexico City, Mexico: A man blows incense smoke at a couple of Santa Muerte, or Death Saint, figures held by a woman at the Tepito neighborhood Mass Photograph: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP

Tonacatepeque, San Salvador: Young revellers take part in La Calabiuza parade Photograph: Jose Cabezas/AFP/Getty Images