All Souls' Day

All Souls' Day Quick Facts - CR

AKA Name	Día de los fieles Difuntos
Hashtags	#AllSoulsDay, #AllSoulsDay2022
Related Hashtags	#Halloween, #Allsouls, #DiaDeLosMuertos
2022 Date	2 November 2022
2023 Date	2 November 2023

2022 Holidays & Dates

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		Misc. & Int'l. Observances

All Souls' Day in 2022

Wednesday, 2 Nov

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All Souls' Day History

All Souls’ Day seeks to honor the dead through prayer and remembrance. According to Catholic belief, when a person dies, their soul goes to one of three places: heaven, hell, or purgatory. All Souls’ Day was proposed in 998 C.E by the abbot of Cluny France, St. Odilo.

St. Odilo wanted a day set aside to honor and remember the departed souls, especially those residing in purgatory. Souls in purgatory are thought to pass on to heaven through faithful prayer.

All Souls' Day is recognized by several denominations of the Catholic Church including Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and some sects of Protestantism. All Souls’ Day is observed annually on November 2nd.

Top Tweets for All Souls' Day -

Actualizado 09:42

NOVEMBER 2 ALL SOULS DAY We remember our Loved ones and all the Faithful Departed.🥰😭
— Fahn D Sharpolu❣️🦅 (@SharpoluD) November 2, 2022

Today is All Souls Day (aka The Day of the Dead) - a time to remember with love those who’ve departed. A deeply poignant photograph for me from 1989, during a party at Althorp to celebrate my father’s 65th birthday. Both hugely missed. (Photo copyright: John Roan.) https://t.co/N18zpg7XZB
— Charles Spencer (@cspencer1508) November 2, 2022

All Souls' Day Facts & Quotes

Christianity is the largest religion in the world. Over 33% of people in the world identify as Christians. More than 72% of Europeans identify as Christians.
Hope does not disappoint,’ St. Paul tells us. Hope attracts us and gives meaning to life... hope is a gift from God that draws us towards life, towards eternal joy. Hope is an anchor that we have on the other side - Pope Francis, November 2, 2020
To remember the dead, many cultures prepare meals for the souls of the dead, light candles or leave flowers on family graves and some pour holy water or milk over tombstones.

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Actualizado 09:42 Showing love, mercy are key to entering heaven, pope says on All Souls' Day

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Charles Spencer Posts Photo of Princess Diana on All Souls Day

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Pope Francis on All Souls’ Day: At our final judgment, all that counts is how we loved the poor.

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3 ways to honour loved ones on All Souls’ Day | Salt + Light Media

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All Souls' Day Top Events and Things to Do

Visit your loved ones who have passed on. Light a candle in their honor.
Prepare a meal in memory of a deceased family member. In many countries, it is customary to prepare this meal and it is believed that the dead return to consume the food.
Watch a movie about All Souls’ Day or Christianity. Some of our favourites are: All Soul’s Day (2005), Passion of the Christ (2004), and Raising the Undead (2006).