All Souls' Day
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of All Souls' Day
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
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This would almost always take place around November 2, which was All Souls' Day, "a time for honoring the dead."
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2022
And in many other countries, including the United States, Nov. 2 is similarly recognized as All Souls’ Day, when Catholics remember and pray for the dead.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Día de Muertos falls on Nov. 1 and 2 — which, not coincidentally, are All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day in Catholicism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2021
He said he had gone home to Davao City to pay respect to the dead for All Souls' Day.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 2, 2020
“But I want to go to Mass on Wednesday for All Souls’ Day.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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