Next: 1 to 2 Nov 2026
All Saints and All Souls
Cemeteries glow with candles and chrysanthemums as families remember the dead on 1 and 2 November.
When is All Saints and All Souls in 2026?
All Saints and All Souls 2026 runs from 1 to 2 November 2026. Other years: 2027, 1 to 2 November 2027; 2028, 1 to 2 November 2028.
About All Saints and All Souls
In many Catholic countries, 1 November, All Saints, and 2 November, All Souls, are days for visiting graves. Families clean and decorate the family plot with flowers, usually chrysanthemums in France and Poland, and light candles, so that cemeteries glow at dusk; in Poland, the Zaduszki night is among the most affecting sights. In Italy, sweets such as fave dei morti and ossa dei morti are baked, in Portugal, children go from door to door for pão-por-Deus, and in Spain, huesos de santo and buñuelos are eaten with the play Don Juan Tenorio. In the Philippines, whole families spend the day, and often the night, at the cemetery, with food and music. In Mexico the same days are Dia de Muertos.
All Saints and All Souls dates: 2026, 2027, 2028
| Year | All Saints and All Souls date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 to 2 November 2026 |
| 2027 | 1 to 2 November 2027 |
| 2028 | 1 to 2 November 2028 |
What is eaten
- fave dei morti
- huesos de santo
- pan de muerto
Traditions of All Saints and All Souls
Also part of it, and being written: All Saints' Day (The first day.).
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Written by the EveryParampara desk with AI assistance. Background: "All Saints' Day" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Jack-o'-lantern: Toby Ord, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Lord of Miracles: Miguel Chong, Public domain, source
- All Souls' Day: William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Public domain, source
- Zaduszki: Ivan Mrkvička, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Day of the Dead: RubeHM, CC BY-SA 4.0, source