All Saints' Day commemorated

Slovakia commemorated All Saints' Day with a public holiday on November 1. On this day, Catholics honour all the saints, known and unknown, in masses held across the country. Slovaks also visit cemeteries to light candles and lay flowers on the graves of their deceased loved ones. SITA

Compiled by Zuzana Vilikovská from press reports
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