feast day: November 2
about:
- is called The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed in liturgical books of the Western Catholic Church (the Latin Church)
- also known as Feast of All Souls, Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos or de los Difuntos in Spanish-speaking countries; halottak napja in Hungary; Yom el Maouta in Lebanon, Israel and Syria)
- a day of prayer for the dead, particularly but not exclusively one's relatives
- in Western Christianity, the annual celebration is now held on 2 November and is associated with All Saints' Day (1 November) and its vigil, Halloween (31 October)
links/ sources:
- "All Souls' Day" (source: Wikipedia):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Souls%27_Day
- "All Souls' Day" (source: Catholic Online):
http://www.catholic.org/saints/allsouls/
- "All Souls' Day" (source: Catholic Encyclopedia):
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01315b.htm
