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Today is All Souls’ Day, and for those of us outside of the Catholic faith, you might be asking the question: Say, what is All Souls Day?
All Souls’ Day is a Christian holiday, sometimes referred to as Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, which allows practitioners to say prayers for the departed.
Often people light candles and pray for souls they believe may be trapped in purgatory. The holiday has many different traditions around the globe, depending on both country and faith.
It is connected to the Mexican holiday of The Day of the Dead, by the way. That holiday, which allows families to come together to pray for those departed, begins on All Saints’ Day (November 1st) and concludes on All Souls’ Day (November 2).
Now you know. Go forth and celebrate as you see fit.
