All Saints Day
All Saints Day is also known as the Solemnity of All Saints and also called All Hallows or Hallowmas.
It is a solemnity celebrated on November 1st by parts of Western Christianity, and on the first Sunday after Pentecost in Eastern Christianity, in honor of all the saints, known and unknown.

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More About All Saints Day
All Saints Day commemorates all those who have attained the beatific vision in Heaven and is a national holiday in many historically Catholic countries. It is sometimes viewed as a day to be celebrated in honor of all the saints-especially to make up for some 'missed' days throughout the year.
In the Roman Catholic Church, the next day, All Souls' Day, specifically commemorates the departed faithful who have not yet been purified and reached heaven. I know of some who spend the day in prayer-especially while visiting the gravesites of departed loved ones.
Catholics celebrate All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day because of the fundamental belief that there is a prayerful spiritual communion between those in the state of grace who have died and are either being purified in purgatory or are in heaven.
Of course, it isn't just the Catholics who celebrate this day. Different Christian traditions define, remember and respond to the saints in very different ways.
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