All Saints Day is celebrated each year around the world by many Christian denominations. The day honors everyone in heaven, canonized and uncanonized.

All Saints' Day is an ancient holy day on the Roman Catholic calendar. It was officially started by Pope Boniface IV in 609 A.D., who also established All Souls' Day.

Traditionally, the Christian calendar recognizes Oct. 31 as All Hallows’ Eve, holding a vigil when the faithful would pray and fast prior to the feast day of All Saints' Day (or All Hallows’ Day).

All Saints Day (Nov. 1) – People attend mass, pray and sing, and visit shrines and graves of saints. All Souls Day (Nov. 2) – People pray for those who have died, asking the saints to help ...

All Saints Day was originally called Feast of All Holy Martyrs and was celebrated on May 13. But in 837AD, Pope Gregory IV changed the name to Feast of All Saints and its date to November 1.

All Saints’ Day 2023: It is the season of festivals. Halloween is round the corner and we cannot keep calm. The day is believed to be an auspicious day when the souls of the dead come back to ...

All Souls’ Day follows on 2 November and provides an opportunity for Christians to commemorate their fellow departed faithful, not just those designated saints, and to pray for souls in Purgatory.