Candles and lamps illuminated tombstones in cemeteries across Europe on November 1 as Christians marked All Saints' Day. Traditionally, people visit the graves of beloved family members leaving lighted candles, colorful lamps, and flowers in their memory.
Candles And Gravestones: All Saints' Day Across Europe
- By RFE/RL
A look at how Christians in Europe marked All Saints' Day on November 1.
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A bird's-eye view of the illuminated cemetery on Crkvicko hill during All Saints' Day in Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina
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The glow of candles and lamps from the cemetery on Crkvicko hill cemetery with the city lights of Zenica in the background
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A Catholic Bosnian woman lights a candle at a grave in Bare cemetery in Sarajevo on November 1.
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Roman Catholic nuns say prayers for a fellow sister during All Saints' Day at the St. Joseph cemetery in Sarajevo.
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People attend Mass at St. Joseph cemetery in Sarajevo.
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Candles in the cemetery of Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
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Ornate patterns created by burning candles in the Zalaegerszeg cemetery during All Saints' Day.
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The orange and green glow of candles and lights from the cemetery in Zalaegerszeg
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In Lviv, Ukraine, candles burn on Polish graves at Lychakiv cemetery.
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Ukrainians attend Lychakiv cemetery's Memory Candles ceremony in Lviv.
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A Catholic priest blesses a woman in a cemetery in Ivianiec, Belarus.
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The decorated cemetery of St. Alexius Catholic church in Ivianiec
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Candles and flowers are placed in front of the locked gate to Powazki cementary in Warsaw. The Polish government closed cemeteries due to the COVID-19 pandemic two days before All Saints' Day.
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A nun prays at the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris.
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A man stands in front of tombs decorated with flowers in Pamplona, northern Spain.
