What is All Saints' Day?

A feast honoring all Christian saints, known and unknown, who have attained eternal life in heaven. In Catholicism it is a Holy Day of Obligation. The Anglican and Episcopal tradition celebrates it as one of the seven Principal Feasts. In Eastern Orthodoxy, All Saints Sunday falls on the first Sunday after Pentecost. In many cultures (particularly Mexican and Latin American), November 1 blends wit

Who celebrates All Saints' Day?

It is associated with Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist, Eastern Orthodox. It falls in the Ordinary Time season of the liturgical year.

Is All Saints' Day a public holiday?

Yes — All Saints' Day is a public holiday in at least one country (including PL, ES). In the UK, check whether your nation marks it as a bank holiday.

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All Saints' Day

Also called: All Hallows' Day, Allerheiligen (German), La Toussaint (French), Todos los Santos (Spanish), Día de Todos los Santos

November 1

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On 1 November, Christians honour every saint who has ever lived — famous ones like Francis and Joan of Arc, and ordinary faithful people whose names we will never know. Catholics treat it as a Holy Day of Obligation; Anglicans call it a Principal Feast.

In Mexico it blends into Día de Muertos; in Poland families cover cemeteries with candles. It is a day to remember that holiness is not just for the past.

Eden lists retreat centres that run All Saints' quiet days and remembrance services.

At a glance

Type: solemnity
Date type: Semi-fixed
Regions: Global
Themes: Saints & Martyrs
Liturgical colour: White
Public holiday: Yes — in at least one country

Common questions

All Saints' Day is observed on November 1. Moveable feasts shift each year; fixed feasts stay on the same calendar date.